Poker Face season 2: release date, cast and what we know

Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (Image credit: Sarah Shatz/Peacock)

After becoming one of the buzziest new TV shows in the early days of 2023, there's no mystery as to why we are getting a Poker Face season 2. But after more than two years, the waiting for new episodes is almost over.

Rian Johnson created Poker Face, with Natasha Lyonne leading the way, in what is already seeming like a career-defining role. It also became one of the biggest original titles in Peacock's portfolio pretty much immediately. The streamer wasted little time in ordering more, as the series was renewed while season 1 episodes were still airing, with Johnson and Lyonne back in the driver's seat.

With there sure to be a lot of anticipation for Poker Face season 2, here is everything we know. No bulls**t, we promise.

Poker Face season 2 release date

Poker Face season 2 premieres exclusively on Peacock on May 8.

In the meantime, you can watch all of Poker Face season 1 exclusively on Peacock in the US. In the UK the series is streaming on NOW TV and Sky Go.

Poker Face season 2 plot

No plot details for Poker Face season 2 have been hinted at either. Though we can take a look at where the show has been to take a guess at where it's going (SPOILERS ahead).

Poker Face season 1 saw Charlie Cale solve the murder of her good friend by her boss, but that actually put her in a dangerous spot, as she was forced to go on the run from his powerful, criminal father, Sterling Frost. With his enforcer Cliff on her tail, Charlie kept a low profile as she moved from town to town. However, at each stop she found herself getting caught up in a murder mystery. Since she has a strong moral compass and an almost supernatural ability to tell if someone is lying, she couldn't help but try to figure these mysteries out.

At the end of season 1, Charlie was picked up by Cliff and brought to Atlantic City to meet with Frost. He doesn't want to punish her, though, he wants her to use her skills to help him out one more time, then she is free to go. However, after a year on the road tracking Charlie down, Cliff has made a deal with Frost's enemies to have him killed and frame Charlie for it. Thankfully, Charlie is able to prove her innocence (with the help of an ally in the FBI, Luca Clark).

But she's not out of the woods yet. She is once again given the chance by mobsters (this time an as yet unseen party named Beatrix Hasp) to work for them. But when Charlie turns them down that means she is forced to go on the run again. This time, though, it's her choice to embark on the nomadic life rather than being in service of bad people.

Here is the general synopsis for Poker Face season 2:

"Poker Face is a mystery-of-the-week series following Natasha Lyonne’s Charlie, 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."

Poker Face season 2 cast

The star of Poker Face is Natasha Lyonne, playing the main character of Charlie Cale. Lyonne is an Emmy-nominated actress who, aside from Poker Face, is known for her roles in Russian Doll, Orange Is the New Black, But I'm a Cheerleader and American Pie.

Joining Lyonne as guest stars this season, according to The Wrap, are: