Per week after it was confirmed that Peacock had determined to cancel Rian Johnson‘s Poker Face sequence, HBO and HBO Max boss Casey Bloys confirmed that discussions to amass the acclaimed crime dramedy had lately taken place. The Natasha Lyonne-led present’s cancellation got here as a shock, particularly when its newest season garnered a Licensed Recent rating of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Following Poker Face’s cancellation, it was additionally revealed that Johnson and Lyonne had been seeking to store the present round to different streamers or distributors with the plan of enlisting Recreation of Thrones vet Peter Dinklage because the reboot’s new lead. Though Lyonne will now not reprise her character, she is anticipated to stay as an government producer.
HBO boss on doubtlessly saving Poker Face from its Peacock cancellation
Throughout a current interview with THR, Bloys shared that they had been inquisitive about Johnson’s thought for the brand new model of Poker Face, main them to have conversations about it. Nevertheless, he revealed that nothing has been finalized but, confirming that he’s nonetheless uncertain the way it will pan out.
“We heard the unique take, and once I heard that Peacock wasn’t shifting ahead, we had been curious,” he mentioned. “So we’ve had conversations, however I don’t know which means it’ll go. However I believe Rian is a implausible filmmaker, and I really like the concept of Peter Dinklage, however I’ve nothing to report on that.”
Poker Face was created, written, and directed by Rian Johnson in his first-ever TV venture, with Tony Tost serving as its showrunner. The most recent season featured visitor stars Cynthia Erivo, John Mulaney, Simon Rex, Giancarlo Esposito, John Cho, Awkwafina, Technique Man, Ego Nwodim, Kumail Nanjiani, Melanie Lynskey, Taylor Schilling, Katie Holmes, Alia Shawkat, and extra. For her efficiency in Season 1, Lyonne obtained an Emmy Award nomination for Excellent Lead Actress in a Comedy Collection.
(Supply: THR)
