Production Spotlight | Peacock's Hit Crime Series "Poker Face" Wraps Filming for Season Two
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Pictured, left to right, are Unit Production Manager Marshall Johnson, Producer Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Broadway Stages Founder Tony Argento, Producer Kristin Bernstein, and Broadway Stages Director, Production Michelle Lee.
We are excited to report that Natasha Lyonne, Rian Johnson, and a plethora of guest stars have finished filming the second season of Peacock's hit whodunit "Poker Face." We aren't sure exactly when the new season will drop, but fans in the Los Angeles area can attend an exclusive first screening and a conversation with Lyonne and Johnson at PaleyFest LA on March 29.
The series centers around human lie detector Charlie Cale (Lyonne) as she drives across the country solving crimes while hiding from casino bosses and others on her tail. We do not have many details to share about the new season, except that at some point Charlie will find herself in New York City, which allowed us to provide our facilities for filming. December's wrap party was also held right here in Brooklyn, at the lovely and lively Berry Park.
Photo caption: Pictured, left to right, are Unit Production Manager Marshall Johnson, Producer Jeffrey T. Bernstein, Broadway Stages Founder Tony Argento, Producer Kristin Bernstein, and Broadway Stages Director, Production Michelle Lee.
When we last saw Charlie in March 2023, she was on the run again after casino head Cliff LeGrand (Benjamin Bratt) and rival casino owner and crime syndicate head Beatrix Hasp (voiced by Rhea Perlman) attempted to frame her for murder in Atlantic City. Following Cliff's arrest by the FBI, Charlie was given a dire choice: work with Beatrix and her crime syndicate or keep running.
The first season of "Poker Face" was popular with both viewers and critics. The case-of-the-week murder mystery show is one of Peacock's most-watched original series, and it nabbed four Emmy nominations, a Golden Globe nod for Lyonne, and two nominations at the 2024 Critics Choice Awards — Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Lyonne and Best Comedy Series.
Each episode Charlie rolls into another town and stumbles onto a new mystery, meaning guest stars abound each week. The first season included an enviable number of big name guests, including Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephanie Hsu, Luis Guzman, Nick Nolte, Chloë Sevigny, and Judith Light (who won her first Primetime Emmy for her guest appearance in the season one episode "Time of the Monkey").
The second season will be no different, as Giancarlo Esposito, Cynthia Erivo, John Mulaney, Awkwafina, Katie Holmes, Kumail Nanjiani, Method Man, and many more will be making appearances — most likely as either murderers or murder victims.
Tony Tost will take over showrunner duties from Nora and Lilla Zuckerman. The sisters, who won a WGA Award for the first season episode "Escape From Shit Mountain" will remain executive producers alongside series creator Johnson.
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