E! News, on the 13th of November, brought the news that "Poker Face," after two seasons, would not be returning to Peacock. But the curtain doesn't quite close for the murder-mystery series yet. Peter Dinklage, a.k.a. the Game of Thrones alum, has signed on to take the lead role of Charlie Cale, a position previously held by Natasha Lyonne, who also serves as an executive producer on the show.
This fresh iteration, a joint statement from Natasha and creator Rian Johnson with Deadline revealed, is a two-season commitment that aims to rotate a different actor into the lead role every two seasons. And it's a dedication that both Natasha and Rian have been working towards since they wrote the season two finale. "We love our Poker Face and this is the perfect way to keep it rolling," they said. "Give us a beat and we may just see Charlie Cale again down that open highway."
Over its two-season run, Poker Face garnered six Emmy nominations and one win for Judith Light's season one guest role. The series also featured a star-studded list of guest actors, including John Mulaney, Kumail Nanjiani, Justin Theroux, and Wicked's Cynthia Erivo, who earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress this year for portraying sextuplets in a season two episode.
Even before the show's cancelation, Natasha expressed her excitement when she first read the pilot script, alluding to the difficulty of initially getting the show off the ground. "I was doing backflips when I read it," she told Variety in May. "I expected all the networks to feel the same, but a lot of people were scared by the idea that it wouldn’t be a completely serialized storyline."
Regardless of whether Charlie Cale will return to TV screens in some capacity, Natasha's experience working with Rian on the show has been a thrill. "It’s always really fun to be part of something from inception," she told Dazed in a May interview. "Whether it’s as early as Rian and I just getting together to think on what kind of a show might be fun to make together."
