In a shock flip of occasions, Rian Johnson’s crime-comedy drama sequence Poker Face has been canceled at Peacock, however a wierd reboot is also within the works.
What Poker Face reboot may occur?
In line with a brand new report from Selection, Peacock has determined to cancel the sequence, which noticed its second season finish in a cliffhanger of kinds. Regardless of the cancellation, although, each Johnson and star Nataha Lyonne need to preserve the present getting in a singular approach.
Selection’s report notes that the pair are procuring a brand new model of Poker Face, led by Peter Dinklage, to corporations. The report notes that Johnson and Lyonne are on the lookout for a two-season order from a distributor, with the plan being to swap out a brand new actor “each two seasons.”
No phrase on what the brand new model of Poker Face would appear like, however in a press release on the transfer, each Lyonne (who would keep on as an government producer) and Johnson mentioned the pair had been hoping to see the present once more.
“We’ve been germinating this subsequent transfer collectively since writing the season two finale. We love our Poker Face and that is the proper method to preserve it rolling,” the pair’s assertion learn. “Give us a beat and we could see Charlie Cale once more down that open freeway.”
Alongside Lyonne, Season 2 of Poker Face additionally featured a litany of high-profile visitor stars, together with Alia Shawkat, Awkwafina, Ben Marshall, B.J. Novak, Carol Kane, Cliff “Technique Man” Smith, Corey Hawkins, Cynthia Erivo, David Krumholtz, Davionte “GaTa” Ganter, Ego Nwodim, Gaby Hoffmann, Giancarlo Esposito, Haley Joel Osment, Jason Ritter, John Cho, John Mulaney, Justin Theroux, Kathrine Narducci, Katie Holmes, Kevin Corrigan, Kumail Nanjiani, Margo Martindale, Melanie Lynskey, Patti Harrison, Sam Richardson, Sherry Cola, and Simon Rex.
“The sequence is a mystery-of-the-week sequence following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, who has a unprecedented capacity to find out when somebody is mendacity,” reads the Season 2 logline. “This season, Charlie continues her journey on the highway throughout the nation, encountering a brand new forged of characters and investigating crimes alongside the way in which.”
Since its debut in 2023, the sequence obtained a near-perfect Tomatometer score of 98% primarily based on 114 opinions.
