We’ve seen the last of Charlie Cale, the human lie detector. Or have we? Big changes are coming to the world poker faceExcellent murder mystery show created by Rian Johnson. After two seasons on Peacock, the streamer is letting the show go, but Johnson wants it to continue in a new form. He wants to change it to about Doctor Who, James Bond-type franchise where every two years a new star takes over.
That means, for now, Natasha Lyonne is out, and if the show gets picked up elsewhere a new star – Peter Dinklage – will be joining.
Lyon will remain as executive producer and could potentially return at a later date. “Since writing the season two finale, we’ve been considering this next step together,” Johnson and Lyonne said in a statement to Deadline. “We love our poker face And this is the perfect way to keep it going. Give us a little chance and we can see Charlie Cale again on that open highway.”
Johnson and his production team at T-Street have now begun pitching the show to other broadcasters in the hopes of getting at least a two-year commitment. Obviously, the show was a huge hit for Peacock, but season two didn’t perform as well as season one, and it was becoming increasingly expensive.
poker face For the most part, the episode was a murder mystery of the week that followed Lyonne’s character, Charlie, as she traveled across the country to solve murders. The thing that set him apart was basically a superpower that allowed him to tell whether people were lying or not. That structure slowly began to change at the end of season two, giving Charlie a multi-episode nemesis, played by Patty Harrison. He ended the season back on the run from the authorities, which is exactly where we like him.
Johnson is about to release his third knives out film, wake up dead manAnd is currently writing a paranormal thriller with a sci-fi twist for his next film. But, according to Deadline, “[Poker Face] Johnson has a baby, and will be writing and directing as much as he needs to keep it going. we hope so.
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