Natasha Lyonne is again on the run as a hobby detective Charlie Cale. That is why the series is also worthwhile for crime thriller muffle.
When Rian Johnson (51) 2021 the entertaining Crime series “Poker Face” lifted out of baptism, the success was literally programmed. After all, the director, screenwriter and producer had made the mixture of murderer mystery and comedy with “Knives out” socially acceptable two years earlier. He himself made it a passionate hobby private nickener through her.
In view of the positive reviews of season one of “Poker Face”, which was released in 2023, it is not surprising that Season 2 The same year was officially ordered by US streaming service Peacock. From July 2, the twelve new episodes at Sky and WoW will finally start in Austria and Germany. What does fans of the series expect and why should newbies quickly investigate the first season?
What is it about?
Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne, 46) only looks like an ordinary service person in a US casino at first glance. Because it has the almost supernatural gift to look at each person immediately if they lies. However, this ability not only has advantages: Because she realizes through her sniffer nose in the cradle that her casino boss dirt has stuck, she quickly finds herself at the top of his list with names that are to be pulled out of circulation. Charlies subsequent escape across the United States does not stop it from solving one or the other tricky case in the pre -powers.
Never Change A Winning basic concept
At the end of season one, Charlie had been able to get rid of her original pursuer, but now she wants to go to the leather, the also cushed casino owner Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman, 77). Nothing has changed in the new episodes on the mix of road trip flight and criminal hunting with the charming protagonist, the season one became international success.
The positive side effect of this basic concept: The classic “Case of the Week” narrative, which can quickly appear monotonous in other formats, receives a new setting from Charlies Stetes. And not only that: also Numerous guest stars can be integrated organically into the plot in this way.
That in season one were Adrien Brody, Ron Perlman, Chloë Sevigny, Nick Nolte and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, to name just a few, the star round continues in season two. Whether “Breaking Bad” villain Giancarlo Esposito“Dawsons's Creek” star Katie HolmesMulti -talent Awkwafina or “Star Trek” mime John Cho – They all have to deal with the human lie detector Charlie in the new episodes. A special task that is not spoiled here is the triple Oscar-nominated “Wicked” star Cynthia Erivo granted.
A crucial difference to “Knives Out”
In many ways, “Poker Face” of the successful “Knives Out” film series is similar: an as lovable and sophisticated main character – instead of Daniel Craig's master detective Benoit Blanc, it is Natasha Lyonne's fleeting fall removal Charlie Cale. Or the well -known actresses who want to be demonstrated by the creative crimes.
However, film and series differentiates an important aspect: “Poker Face” is the exact opposite of a “Whodunit” thriller, ie as a “Howcatchem” case or “Inverted Detective History”. Charlies are thus investigating the best tradition of the most famous trench coat sniffer of the TV history-Peter Falks “Columbo”. Here, too, the public was presented to the audience at the beginning of each episode. The tension generated from the question of how our hero puts the craft from the killer.
The 12 episodes of the second season start on July 2nd and are always on Wednesdays every week Sky and Wow as well as linear on Sky One be seen. Anyone who has not yet seen Natasha Lyonnes “Poker Face” and wants to know why they have been nominated for a Golden Globe and a prime time Emmy for this, you can also catch up via Sky and WoW, where the ten episodes of season one are waiting on call.