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Season 2 – Poker Face

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May 2025

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A mystery-of-the-week series following Charlie Cale, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road in her Plymouth Barracuda and with every stop encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can't help but solve. Guest stars are plentiful throughout, from Ellen Barkin and Adrien Brody to Luis Guzmán and Chloë Sevigny. An inverted detective series, also known as a "howcatchem" and popularized by "Columbo," the crime and perpetrator are shown at the beginning of each episode, and follows Charlie as she tries to solve the mystery.

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Critics Consensus

Instead of reshuffling its winning formula, Poker Face's second season doubles down on the winning virtues of its predecessor and scores a jackpot.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

May 27

In each adventure, Poker Face captures a truth of the human experience, but it’s also entertaining as hell.

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Autostraddle

May 12

I won’t spoil the specifics of the premiere’s murder or how Charlie eventually solves it, but the fuel keeping the pacing and story burning at every twist and turn is absolutely Erivo.

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Benji Wilson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

May 10

4/5

But even though there’s always a murder and a new small-town sign to tell you you’re somewhere new each week, the format that TV jettisoned a few decades back feels, ironically, fresh and exciting.

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Barbara Ellen

Observer (UK)

Oct 8

Sometimes you wonder if it’s testing how far it can push its luck with plot twists that barely bother, and crimes that are either quaint or farcical. Yet it makes me giggle -- the sheer, slouchy, winking-at-the-viewer brio of it all.

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Joan Pons

Fotogramas

Aug 11

4/5

If [Natasha Lyonne's] Charlie Cale is on track to go down in television history, it's thanks to her loud, comic-book-character look, her tobacco-tinged voice, and the fact that her very character is a subtext with sunglasses...[Full review in Spanish]

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Pedro Gallego

Espinof

Jul 29

4/5

"Poker Face," however, finds its strengths when it's its own version of "Colombo" or "Murder, She Wrote," takes advantage of its great actors ...to create well-defined characters...[Full review in Spanish]

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Tom F

@RT55173143 Dec 8

Another strong season, if not quite as compelling as the first.

VITALII H

@freakynickison Oct 26

Watching Natasha Lyonne being on the run from the mob throughout the whole country while solving murder cases in different cities? Like where do I sign up?! I am obsessed with this show! Both seasons are simply perfect! Every episode is so well put together, every character is so accurately curated. Plot, dialogues, directing, costumes, music, production, acting, I absolutely love it! The one thing that I really hate about this show is that there are no more episodes to watch! BRAVO!

Angelina A

@Assorova Oct 26

I'm really looking forward to season 3!!!

Kalissa H

@kali_416 Aug 31

I liked season one better. It was still good though, some episodes were better than others.

Noah S.

@Noah2002 Aug 31

Very fun and entertaining show! Sure, it gets same-y in how the episodes are structured, but I still enjoy the ride every time.

Eric S.

@EricSt47 Aug 29

Good but it lost a bit of its touch from season 1.

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Charlie Cale

Katie Holmes

Greta Finch

John Mulaney

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Cynthia Erivo

Amber

Jason Ritter

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Episode 1

Aired May 8, 2025

The Game Is a Foot

With the mob on her tail, Charlie Cale still can't help but pick up an investigation into a seemingly innocent death in a friend's family.

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Episode 2

Aired May 8, 2025

Last Looks

When her new friend disappears from a film set, Charlie must unearth clues at the family-run funeral home that served as the production's most recent location.

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Episode 3

Aired May 8, 2025

Whack-A-Mole

Caught between the mob and the FBI, Charlie must cobble together the truth of who is working for whom, using her talents to find a rat, or possibly a mole.

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Episode 4

Aired May 15, 2025

The Taste of Human Blood

Adjusting to a new way of life, Charlie teams up with an animal liberation operation to rescue a gentle soul unjustly framed for murder at a police awards ceremony.

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Episode 5

Aired May 22, 2025

Hometown Hero

While working as a ball girl for a bad minor league team, Charlie suspects foul play in the death of one of the players.

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Episode 6

Aired May 29, 2025

Sloppy Joseph

Charlie gets caught up in the politics of an elementary school classroom when a harmless talent show performance is upstaged by a student's diabolical plot involving the class pet.

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Episode 7

Aired Jun 5, 2025

One Last Job

Charlie has a classic rom-com meet-cute with a big box store manager, but when her new beau is accused of masterminding the heist of the store's Black Friday profits, it's up to her to figure out what happened.

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Episode 8

Aired Jun 12, 2025

The Sleazy Georgian

Charlie charms a group of old-school con artists and is excited to learn the ins and outs of their modest operation, but it's all fun and games until a con goes sideways.

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Episode 9

Aired Jun 19, 2025

A New Lease on Death

Trying to turn over a new leaf as a city dweller, Charlie has her housewarming put in jeopardy when a neighbor dies in a suspicious accident.

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Episode 10

Aired Jun 26, 2025

The Big Pump

Charlie is convinced by her new gym buddy that there's more to the tragic death of a local lifter than poor technique.

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Episode 11

Aired Jul 3, 2025

Day of the Iguana

Abandoning her serving job at a fancy wedding, Charlie vows to clear the name of a friend caught in a compromising position.

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Episode 12

Aired Jul 10, 2025

The End of the Road

Charlie questions everything she believes in as she races to warn the target of a notorious killer before it's too late.

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