Natasha Lyonne’s hit mystery-of-the-week series Poker Face is returning to Stan for its highly anticipated second season, premiering May 8 with a triple episode launch.
The Stan Original series will continue its weekly rollout every Thursday, with Lyonne once again starring as Charlie Cale—a human lie detector drawn into new crimes across the country.
This season features a sprawling guest cast, including Cynthia Erivo, John Mulaney, Katie Holmes, Melanie Lynskey and Justin Theroux.
From Stan:
Stan today released the trailer for the new season of the Emmy® award-winning Stan Original Series Poker Face. The series returns with a triple episode premiere on May 8, only on Stan.
Starring Natasha Lyonne (Orange Is the New Black), the mystery-of-the-week series also features a star-studded guest cast including Cynthia Erivo (Wicked, Harriet), John Mulaney (John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA), Katie Holmes (Our Town), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets) and Justin Theroux (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice).
Poker Face follows Charlie (Lyonne), who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.
Previously announced guest cast includes Alia Shawkat (Blink Twice), Adrienne C. Moore (Juror No. 2), Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians), Ben Marshall (Saturday Night Live), BJ Novak (The Office), Carol Kane (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Cliff “Method Man” Smith (Power Book II: Ghost), Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton), Cynthia Erivo (Wicked), David Krumholtz (Oppenheimer), David Alan Grier (Living in Color), Davionte “GaTa” Ganter (Anyone But You), Ego Nwodim (Mr. Throwback), Gaby Hoffmann (Transparent), Giancarlo Esposito (Better Call Saul) and Haley Joel Osment (Blink Twice).
Also appearing are Jason Ritter (Matlock), John Cho (Star Trek), John Mulaney (John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA), Justin Theroux (Beetlejuice Beetlejuice), Kathrine Narducci (Euphoria), Katie Holmes (Our Town), Kevin Corrigan (Narcos: Mexico), Kumail Nanjiani (Welcome to Chippendales), Lauren Tom (The Joy Luck Club), Lili Taylor (Six Feet Under), Margo Martindale (The Americans), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Natasha Leggero (He’s Just Not That Into You), Patti Harrison (Together Together), Richard Kind (Argo), Sam Richardson (Ted Lasso), Sherry Cola (Nobody Wants This), Simon Rex (Red Rocket) and Taylor Schilling (Dead Edward).
Showrunner Tony Tost serves as executive producer for Season 2 alongside creator, writer, director and EP Rian Johnson, Natasha Lyonne, Ram Bergman, Nena Rodrigue, Adam Arkin, Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman.
Poker Face is T-Street’s Johnson and Bergman’s first television series and is produced by MRC, along with Natasha Lyonne, under her production banner Animal Pictures. Lyonne will again direct in Season 2.
The series is distributed internationally by Paramount Global Content Distribution.
Season one is now streaming, only on Stan.
