Cliff Notes – ‘Compelling’ thriller lands 100% Rotten Tomatoes score after wait for season 2
- Return of a Hit Series: "Poker Face" has returned for its second season, boasting a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, much to the delight of fans.
- Star-Studded Cast: Natasha Lyonne reprises her role as Charlie Cale, joined by notable guest stars including Cynthia Erivo and Katie Holmes, enhancing the show’s appeal.
- Innovative Storytelling: The series promises "gonzo bonkers" episodes, with creator Rian Johnson encouraging creative freedom to explore unique narratives and maintain audience engagement.
‘Compelling’ thriller lands 100% Rotten Tomatoes score after wait for season 2
After a long wait, one of the best comedy thrillers on TV has finally returned for a second season – and it already has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
Poker Face first aired in 2023, with Natasha Lyonne leading the way as Charlie Cale, who is blessed with the extraordinary ability to figure out when someone is lying to her – leading her to investigate a string of crimes.
Fans have been not-so-patiently calling out for more episodes, with the second series of the mystery show now available to stream on Peacock in the US, and the first three episodes airing on Sky Max in the UK at 9pm.
Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes, BJ Novak, Justin Theroux, Kumail Nanjiani, John Cho and Melanie Lynskey are just some of the famous faces popping up to help – or hinder – Charlie’s investigations.
It seems as though the wait has been worth it as the series currently commands a perfect critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Nick Schager of The Daily Beast raved: ‘Old-school television is rarely as fresh and funny – and cinematic – as this episodic thriller.’
Natasha Lyonne has returned for more sleuthing in Poker Face (Picture: Peacock)
The second season airs on Peacock and Sky Max (Picture: Peacock)
‘If the impressive highs of Season 2 are anything to go by, Poker Face could easily go on for ten more seasons and just get better each time. (No lies detected),’ Empire Magazine’s David Opie agreed.
William Goodman from TheWrap penned: ‘As long as the mysteries at the core of each episode remain as clever and engaging as they are here and Lyonne’s as magnetic and compelling as she is, this is a show that can run until its wheels fall off.’
As TV Guide’s Gavia Baker-Whitelaw added: ‘When it comes to case-of-the-week storytelling, this team is at the top of their game, offering something more enriching than typical crime procedurals, with no shortage of imagination and heart.’
It already has a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score (Picture: Peacock)
After the first season was a huge smash, the pressure has definitely been on Natasha and creator Rian Johnson to replicate success.
‘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,’ they previously said in a joint statement.
Teasing what we can expect from further episodes – which drop weekly on Thursdays – they promised ‘gonzo bonkers’ scenes for fans.
The episodes get ‘completely gonzo bonkers’, creator Rian Johnson warned (Picture: Peacock)
‘Having done the first season and feeling like the engine really does work on this show, it gave us permission to say, “OK, what else can we do with it? What can we try?”’ Rian told Deadline.
‘Doing [Sloppy Joseph], which is conceptually a little bit more out there, or the Gator Joe episode, which goes completely gonzo bonkers, I feel like we gave ourselves permission to have fun like that.’
New episodes of Poker Face will drop weekly on Thursdays.
