Peacock has released the first Poker Face teaser trailer for Rian Johnson’s newest mystery drama starring Russian Doll actress Natasha Lyonne. The series will be available for streaming on January 26.
The video features Lyonne as she portrays a woman who has the ability to detect when someone’s lying. Using her gift, she goes on a road trip where she’ll try to solve different mysteries in each episode.
Poker Face is created, written, and directed by Rian Johnson in his first-ever TV project. He is also serving as co-executive producer and co-showrunner with Nora and Lilla Zuckerman.
“The 10-episode ‘mystery-of-the-week’ series follows Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying,” reads the synopsis. “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.”
Joining Lyonne are Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Adrien Brody, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt, David Castañeda, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Brandon Michael Hall, Charles Melton, Chelsea Frei, Cherry Jones, Chloë Sevigny, Clea DuVall, Colton Ryan, Danielle MacDonald, Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Hong Chau, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, Luis Guzmán, Megan Suri, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Reed Birney, Rhea Perlman, Ron Perlman, Rowan Blanchard, S. Epatha Merkerson, Shane Paul McGhie, Simon Helberg, Tim Blake Nelson, and Tim Meadows.
Poker Face is executive produced by Johnson, Ram Bergman, and Nena Rodrigue for T-Street Productions, along with Natasha Lyonne, Maya Rudolph, and Danielle Renfrew through their Animal Pictures banner. It is a production by MRC Television.
