‘Poker Face’ adds John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, and Sam Richardson to Season 2 all-star cast
The impressive roster of guest stars on Peacock’s Emmy-winning comedy “Poker Face” continues to grow. In a recent press release, the streamer announced John Mulaney (“John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA”), Ego Nwodim (“Mr. Throwback,” “Saturday Night Live”) and Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso,” “Veep”) will guest star on 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.
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Season 1 premiered on Peacock in January 2023 to rave reviews and quickly became certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes. The show’s first season received four Primetime Emmy nominations, including Best Comedy Actress for Lyonne, and garnered Peacock its first Emmy win for Judith Light‘s Best Comedy Guest Actress performance.
After Light’s Emmy win, a slew of notable stars have signed up for guest spots in the highly anticipated second season. Mulaney, Nwodim and Richardson join previously announced guest stars Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffman, Kumail Nanjiani, Sherry Cola, Kevin Corrigan, Ben Marshall, Kathrine Narducci, Cynthia Erivo, B.J. Novak, and Margo Martindale.
“Poker Face” is T-Street’s two-time Academy Award nominee Rian Johnson and Ram Bergman’s first television series and is produced by MRC, along with multiple Emmy nominated executive producer and star Natasha Lyonne, under her production banner Animal Pictures. Tony Tost (“Damnation,” “Americana”) serves as showrunner and executive producer for Season 2 alongside executive producers Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Natasha Lyonne, Nena Rodrigue, Adam Arkin, Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman.
The premiere date for “Poker Face” Season 2 has yet to be announced, but it will be streaming on Peacock.
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