'Poker Face' Cancelled at Peacock (but may live in on with major cast change)

[Auggie]

The Show Seeks a New Home with Peter Dinklage Taking Over Natasha Lyonne’s Role

indiewire.com

The future of “Poker Face” is looking like a mystery that might even puzzle Charlie Cale at first glance.

IndieWire has confirmed that Peacock has opted not to renew the Rian Johnson-created mystery series after two seasons, but the show is seeking a new home. In an unexpected twist, however, Lyonne will not be returning as traveling detective/human lie detector Charlie Cale.

The role of “Charlie” (unclear if it’s specifically “Charlie Cale”) will instead be played by Peter Dinklage. No lie. A source close to the project told IndieWire that supposedly this was by design for Johnson’s T-Street Productions and MRC, as the show now plans on recasting the “Charlie” character every two seasons.

SNIP

“Poker Face” was one of Peacock’s top performing shows, at least according to Nielsen ratings. It debuted among the Top 5 on Nielsen’s Top Original streaming series when it debuted back in 2023, launching with 547 million viewing minutes logged, and that number grew from there in Week 2. Season 2 had the show’s premiere return to the Top 5, but with just 497M viewing minutes.

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This makes no sense unless Lyonne wanted out. Then it does. Loved this show. Loved her in it.

[intrepidity]

1. It seemed to be a Lyonne-centric show

So it will be interesting to see how it works without her.

I liked that it drew bigish names for each episode, but it was still all about Lyonne, and after awhile, her character wears thin. Not surprised it needed a new direction.

[splat]

2. I love this show

Phooey. She's got a great persona and a great voice, such a one-off in the wasteland.