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Scripted series · Peacock

Poker Face

Murder mysteries can take detours.

7.4IMDb521 votesWorth your time
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2023 – 20252 seasons · 22 episodesTV-MACanceled
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Who's in it

Cast

The principal ensemble across the run of the series.

Natasha Lyonne

Natasha Lyonne

Charlie Cale

22 eps

Adrien Brody

Adrien Brody

Sterling Frost Jr.

1 eps

Benjamin Bratt

Benjamin Bratt

Cliff Legrand

5 eps

Dascha Polanco

Dascha Polanco

Natalie

1 eps

Larry Brown

Larry Brown

George Boyle

1 eps

Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery

Taffy

1 eps

Shane Paul McGhie

Shane Paul McGhie

Austin / Hanky T. Pickins

1 eps

Michael Reagan

Michael Reagan

Jerry

1 eps

John Darnielle

John Darnielle

Al

1 eps

Chloë Sevigny

Chloë Sevigny

Ruby Ruin

1 eps

Gavin-Keith Umeh

Gavin-Keith Umeh

Eskie

1 eps

John Hodgman

John Hodgman

Narc / Dockers

1 eps

Nicholas Cirillo

Nicholas Cirillo

Gavin

1 eps

John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger

Abe

1 eps

Colton Ryan

Colton Ryan

Jed

1 eps

Megan Suri

Megan Suri

Sara

1 eps

Jaswant Dev Shrestha

Jaswant Dev Shrestha

Arvind

1 eps

Danielle Macdonald

Danielle Macdonald

Mandy

1 eps

Chuck Cooper

Chuck Cooper

Deuteronomy

1 eps

Noah Segan

Noah Segan

Sheriff Parker

1 eps

Kerry Frances

Kerry Frances

Michelle

1 eps

Jeremy Lawrence

Jeremy Lawrence

John-O

1 eps

Tom Ukah

Tom Ukah

Louis

1 eps

Thursday Farrar

Thursday Farrar

Ginger

1 eps

Eddie Gorodetsky

Eddie Gorodetsky

Kazimir Caine

1 eps

Larry Floyd

Ben

1 eps

Eric J. Black

Eric J. Black

Casino Manager

1 eps

Ashley Austin Morris

Ashley Austin Morris

Debbie

1 eps

Carol Jefferson

Carol Jefferson

News Anchor

1 eps

Jeffrey T. Bernstein

Valet Captain

1 eps

Ted Griffin

Ted Griffin

Dale McClintock

1 eps

Laura Linda Bradley

Laura Linda Bradley

Diner Waitress

1 eps

Becky Chong

Jen

1 eps

Dylan Frederick

Beto

1 eps

Ben Beckley

Attorney

1 eps

Nick Berninger

Nick Berninger

Jamie

1 eps

Stephen C. Bradbury

Stephen C. Bradbury

Old Timer

1 eps

Brian Soutner

Teenage Clerk

1 eps

Nancy Lemenager

Nancy Lemenager

Doctor Woolson

1 eps

Tonya Canady

Luce

1 eps

The Nutevio profile

TV DNA

How Poker Face actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.

Signature profile

Poker Face reads strongest on Tension, Bingeability and Cliffhanger Intensity.

TensionDefining9.0

The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.

BingeabilityVery strong8.1

How hard it is to stop after one episode.

Cliffhanger IntensityVery strong8.0

How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.

SerializedStrong6.0

How much each hour depends on the one before it.

Character DepthStrong5.6

How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.

Emotional WeightPresent4.7

How much the series is designed to affect you.

SpectacleLight3.5

Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.

World BuildingLight3.5

The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.

HumourLight2.5

How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.

The story

What it's about

Follow Charlie Cale, a woman with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone is lying, as she hits the road and, at every stop, encounters a new cast of characters and crimes she can't help but solve.

The run

Seasons

2 seasons · 22 episodes.

  • Official poster for Season 1

    Season 1 · Complete

    Season 1

    202310 episodes

    6.9IMDb

    Charlie Cale, a casino cocktail waitress with the ability to detect lies, as she goes on the run after a close friend is murdered. Each episode features a new mystery of the week, with Charlie using her unique skill to solve crimes in different locations while evading a hitman sent after her.

    Best episode · S01E01 Dead Man's Hand

  • Official poster for Season 2

    Season 2 · Complete

    Season 2

    202512 episodes

    5.9IMDb

    From minor league baseball to big box retail, from funeral homes to alligator farms and even a grade school talent show, Charlie navigates her crime solving existential road-trip with deadpan wit, human empathy, and her signature uncanny lie-detecting ability.

    Best episode · S02E02 Last Looks

Where the series peaks

Best Episodes

The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

Still from Dead Man's Hand

S01E01 · Signature episode

Dead Man's Hand

7.4IMDb59 votes

When a close friend of hers meets an untimely end, Charlie Cale, a casino cocktail waitress with an uncanny knack for identifying lies, is determined to unravel these mysterious events — even if it endangers her own life.

26 Jan 202367 min
Still from Time of the Monkey

S01E05 · Signature episode

Time of the Monkey

7.3IMDb45 votes

Charlie suspects her new besties at the retirement home played a role in another senior’s death.

2 Feb 202351 min
Still from Rest in Metal

S01E04 · Signature episode

Rest in Metal

7.3IMDb45 votes

Charlie goes on tour with has-been metal band Doxxxology, a motley crew of dejected rockers who’ve spent decades trying to write a new hit; Charlie suspects foul play when one musician winds up dead.

26 Jan 202348 min
Still from Escape from Shit Mountain

S01E09 · Signature episode

Escape from Shit Mountain

7.2IMDb43 votes

Charlie finds herself stranded in a motel during a blizzard. In order to survive the night, Charlie must decipher the deadly tension between her questionable companions.

2 Mar 202360 min
Still from The Orpheus Syndrome

S01E08 · Signature episode

The Orpheus Syndrome

7.2IMDb39 votes

A special effects artist unearths a past project to find closure from the guilt of a fatal on-set accident. When old demons resurface, Charlie is left to unravel a new deadly plot.

23 Feb 202357 min
Still from The Night Shift

S01E02

The Night Shift

7.0IMDb53 votes

Wounded and on the run, Charlie is forced to make a pit stop in desolate New Mexico, where she tries to clear the name of a trucker framed for the murder of a local.

26 Jan 202363 min

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Latest Episodes

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Day of the Iguana

5.6IMDb26 votes
3 Jul 202544 min
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S02E08

The Sleazy Georgian

6.2IMDb30 votes
12 Jun 202549 min

Behind the series

Created by

Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

The craft

Key Crew

Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.

Executive production

Writing

Direction

Cinematography

Music

Where to watch

Streaming

Availability verified against regional listings.

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