Everything To Know About ‘Poker Face’ Season 2 On Peacock

Rian Johnson’s hit Peacock original Poker Face aired its eventful Season 1 finale on March 9, 2023, and fans of the Columbo-style mystery-of-the-week series have been impatiently awaiting Season 2 developments ever since.

Natasha Lyonne dazzled as Charlie Cale, a casino cocktail waitress-turned-detective who uses sharp lie detecting abilities to solve murder cases. And after Season 1, Episode 10, “The Hook,” ended on a compelling cliffhanger, viewers can’t wait to see what twists, turns, and complex cases await when the series returns.

But when is Poker Face coming back? Great question! If you, like Decider, are desperate for Poker Face Season 2, you’ve come to the right place.

Curious when the popular Peacock series returns with new episodes, wondering if Season 2 filming has started already, and what Poker Face Season 2 will be about? Read on to learn everything we know about Poker Face‘s highly-anticipated sophomore season, including updates from Johnson and co-showrunners Nora and Lilla Zuckerman.

Poker Face Season 2 Premiere Date: When Does Poker Face Return With New Episodes On Peacock?

As of July 2024 an exact premiere date for Poker Face Season 2 remains unknown, but since Season 1 premiered in January 2023 there’s always a chance the series eyes another January release. If not later this year, here’s hoping the series returns in early 2025. While we don’t have specifics on when fans can expect new episodes, we do have a recent update on Season 2 filming…

When Does Poker Face Season 2 Film?

On July 1, Rian Johnson let fans know that Poker Face Season 2 had officially started filming via Instagram. In an Instagram Story, Johnson shared a photo of a clapboard for the show alongside the words, “DAY ONE SEASON TWO.” The photo, posted by Instagram user @tonytost, also listed Lyonne as director, which means she’ll likely be back behind the camera in Season 2 after directing Season 1, Episode 8. (In addition to starring and directing, Lyonne also serves as an executive producer on the series.) So now that we know Poker Face Season 2 is officially in production, what will a sophomore season look like? And how long could the series run?

Poker Face Season 1 Ending Explained: What Will Poker Face Season 2 Be About?

Since Poker Face embraces episodic storytelling, viewers get a new case, a new cast, and a new location each episode. But in a January 2023 interview, Johnson told Decider that “in the finale we are going to circle back and come back to the story that we started in the pilot.” And that’s exactly what Episode 10, “The Hook,” did.

If you’re looking for a detailed recap of Poker Face‘s Season 1 finale, Decider has you covered. As for the cliffhanger, however, Season 1 ends with Cliff Legrand (Benjamin Bratt) being arrested for the murders of Jerry and Natalie Hill, then telling the FBI that Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman) — head of the Five Families — killed Sterling Frost Sr., which confirmed that Charlie was innocent.

In the episode’s final moments, Charlie gets a call from Beatrix, vowing to track her down and kill her UNLESS she returns to work for the Five Families and use her “circus freak lie detector thing” to their benefit. Hasp asks how long Charlie thinks she can keep running, and Charlie replies, “I don’t know, B. Let’s all of us find out together.” Before the end credits roll, Charlie smashes her phone, chugs a beer, and stands on the side of the road next to her car as “Walk On” by Neil Young blares. An icon. When she returns for Season 2, she’ll be on the road and on the run from a powerful casino mogul yet again. And honestly? We wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Assuming Poker Face sticks with its beloved show structure, each Season 2 episode will presumably introduce another new murder case in need of cracking, a new cast (ripe will A-List guest stars), and a new location. The running theme of Charlie evading capture will likely be woven throughout the season again, and perhaps like Season 1, the Season 2 finale will tie everything back to the premiere again! We’ll have to wait and see.

Who Is Cast In Poker Face Season 2 On Peacock?

We know Lyonne will definitely be back, and we can assume Rhea Perlman will appear in Season 2 as well, but thanks to Variety we also have some exciting Season 2 guest star announcements. On July 16, Variety reported that Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Kumail Nanjiani, and Gaby Hoffmann were added to the Season 2 cast. And on July 23, Kathrine Narducci, Ben Marshall, Kevin Corrigan, and Sherry Cola were announced.

After Season 1 featured guest stars including Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephanie Hsu, Judith Light, Tim Meadows, and Charles Melton, here’s what showrunners Nora and Lilla Zuckerman had to say about dream Season 2 guest stars.

“In terms of actors we’d love to see, I mean, we felt so lucky to get the people we got for this season. It was hard to talk people out of — at the end of their shoot they would ask, ‘Can I come back next season as a different character?’ You know, cause Columbo used to do that,” Nora Zuckerman told Decider in a Zoom interview. “So I actually think it would be really fun to find somebody from Season 1 and bring them back in a potential Season 2 as like a totally different character, totally against part or against type.”

“We were like, this could be a repertory. It could be like The Poker Face Players. We’ll just kind of bring people back but put them in completely different roles,” Lilla Zuckerman added.

The idea of returning Season 1 stars also delights Johnson, who already has someone in mind. “I think Noah Segan could easily be the Patrick McGoohan. And I’ve already done that with him with Knives Out and Glass Onion, so the seal is broken on that,” Johnson told Decider. And here’s hoping we haven’t seen the last of Bratt either, because Lyonne helped him land a Loot cameo that reminded us what a joy he is on screen.

Will There Be A Poker Face Season 3 On Peacock?

We know Season 2 hasn’t finished filming yet, but for those already thinking about the future of Poker Face beyond its sophomore season, we’ve got some insight to share. In an interview with Decider, the Zuckermans confirmed that they’d be on board for 76 seasons of the show (just like Lyonne).

“I certainly think I have 76 seasons worth of ideas,” Lilla Zuckerman said. “The wonderful thing about this show is that it is designed to just be an ongoing thing, because it is so episodic that you can set one of these murder mysteries anywhere. And I think what we wanted to do was really peel back and take a look at the heartland of America and the characters that are there, and really surprise people with where we could set these stories.”

Decider will be sure to update you on the future of the series when we learn more. Until then, Poker Face Season 1 is now streaming on Peacock.