All that is thrown into chaos when her friend and colleague Natalie (fellow Orange Is The New Black alumni Dascha Polanco) meets a sticky end out of nowhere, and Charlie follows her infallible instincts to uncover exactly what happened. Tucked away in a trailer in the remote Vegas desert, with all the beer cans and cigarettes her heart desires, she’s getting by – no more, no less – and she’s perfectly fine with it. It’s the most crucial yet challenging aspect of the show because the episodes don’t open with Lyonne’s. Lyonne’s Charlie, when we meet her, is content with life. Poker Face does an excellent job of making the supporting characters feel lived in. Thankfully, fuelled by Johnson and his writing team’s sharp scripting, a smorgasbord of starry cameos, and an instantly likeable leading lady, it more than delivers on all that promise. Wounded and on the run, Charlie is forced to. Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Hong Chau, Megan Suri, Colton Ryan, Brandon Micheal Hall. A Columbo-esque, comedic, case-of-the-week murder-mystery series? Created by Knives Out and Glass Onion mastermind Rian Johnson? And starring the ever-charismatic, effortlessly cool Natasha Lyonne? To quote many a Love Island contestant, Poker Face is most definitely our type on paper. Director: Rian Johnson Writers: Rian Johnson, Wyatt Cain, Alice Ju.
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