Poker Face (2023): Season 1

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Generally favorable reviews based on 78 Ratings

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Peacock | Season Premiere Date: January 26, 2023

Summary: With the gift of knowing when someone is lying, Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) travels across the country and helps solve crimes in this drama series created by Rian Johnson.

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama, Reality, Talk & Interview

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. The Hook
Air Date: March 9, 2023
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S1:E9. Escape from S. Mountain
Air Date: March 2, 2023
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S1:E8. The Orpheus Syndrome
Air Date: February 23, 2023

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Nina Metz

Jan 26, 2023

A cut above the best. ... You need a consistent and entertaining center to keep things grounded and Lyonne’s shrugging-charismatic performance is as deft as they come. Read full review

The Playlist Brian Tallerico

Jan 25, 2023

None of it works without a performer who knows exactly how to sell this kind of modern Columbo riff, and Lyonne completely gets “Poker Face.” She’s funny, engaged, charismatic, and perfect for the part, finding a great blend of wit and eccentricity. Read full review

Saloni Gajjar

Jan 30, 2023

Poker Face begins with a luxurious pace as Charlie adapts to her surroundings, but it’s a strong start; our patience is well-rewarded in these hourlong episodes. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Jan 25, 2023

Generally, the series has a confident throwback style, with solid location shooting and the occasional ’70s flourish — an unexpected zoom or whatnot — as a reminder of the project’s origins. Maybe I didn’t love Poker Face quite as much as I wanted to, but it’s doing its odd thing with great enthusiasm and I can easily see how it could get more and more comfortable with its derivative-but-distinctive voice. Read full review

The Telegraph Ed Power

May 26, 2023

Poker Face plays it a lot more straight [than Knives Out]. But it’s gripping, grisly when it needs to be, and Lyonne is charm on a stick. Anyone who claims they aren’t enjoying it is probably telling porky pies. Read full review

The Guardian Adrian Horton

Jan 26, 2023

Poker Face may not be the harebrained, elaborate or sophisticated of murder mysteries, but it is never less than a good time. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Jan 26, 2023

“Poker Face” plays a pretty small-stakes game. That might well add up to a winner by Peacock’s standards, but it isn’t worth going “All in” on it just yet. Read full review

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KeenWatcher

Feb 3, 2023

It’s fun just to watch her detect lies! Amazing and unique show. Surprisingly decent, with interesting characters.

1 of 5 users found this helpful14

Rebel_Panda

Jan 30, 2023

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NickCC

Jan 26, 2023

I can't believe they gender-swapped Columbo! What will RUIN Johnson and the WOKE MOB destroy next!?

(Just kidding. Show is outstanding.)

14 of 22 users found this helpful148

skwel

Mar 30, 2023

Funny, surprising, separate stories in episodes keeping it fresh and even with some predictable structure is still great TV. Very fresh and would never though that it can be called by some losers 'woke'. Some people just see 'woke' in everything, looking to label everything. Really fun show!

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jamess

Jan 28, 2023

It's appropriate that Poker Face is streaming on Peacock. From the opening credits that mimic the standard orange lettering (even down to the little copyright scroll that appears on the Poker Face title card), to the episodic feel of the series, Rian Johnson is paying homage to those NBCIt's appropriate that Poker Face is streaming on Peacock. From the opening credits that mimic the standard orange lettering (even down to the little copyright scroll that appears on the Poker Face title card), to the episodic feel of the series, Rian Johnson is paying homage to those NBC mystery series of the seventies like Columbo, McMillan and Wife and McCloud. And much like those shows the central character comes with a special quirk. Whereas Columbo was the disheveled genius, McMillan had his quirky trouble-prone wife and McCloud was the country fish in the big city, Poker Face has Natasha Lyonne's Charlie Cale. She can intuit when someone is lying. And who better to embody the "detective", or more honestly the "detector" than Natasha Lyonne. Cleverly written, but not TOO clever, I may like this series just a smidge more than Johnson's Knives Out films. And I ain't lying.… Expand

3 of 7 users found this helpful34

Kcebluap

Feb 19, 2023

Predictable after a couple episodes. Decent premise though. Falls into the network old safe network TV cycle but the acting is decent

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MurrayT57

Mar 10, 2023

She's listening to talk radio in her car when somebody says 80 percent of Mexicans are criminals (as if anybody would say this)so that she can go on a rant against the MAGA dog who is listening to it. You want to alienate half your audience with your stupid takes? Done.

3 of 9 users found this helpful36

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