Dascha Polanco and Lil Rel Howery Cast Alongside Natasha Lyonne in Rian Johnson’s 'Poker Face' Series
Get ready for Rian Johnson's newest mystery adventure! The writer-director-helmed Peacock series Poker Face, just cast Orange is the New Black's Dascha Polanco and Free Guy's Lil Rel Howery opposite of Natasha Lyonne. Other big names cast in the upcoming mystery drama series include Adrien Brody, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Stephanie Hsu, Benjamin Bratt, and David Castañeda.
While not many details about Poker Face are available, Johnson has described the show as "a fun, character driven, case-of-the-week mystery" according to Deadline. Judging from this description, it sounds like Poker Face will be in the vein of a more traditional, lighthearted episodic mystery series. However, Johnson is prominently known for both writing and directing Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Knives Out, the latter of which currently has a series of sequel movies in development over at Netflix. Poker Face will have 10 episodes and will be Johnson's first TV directing effort since directing three episodes of Breaking Bad back in 2010-2013.
Outside of Orange is the New Black, Polanco has also appeared in Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights. Howrey also had a memorable role as TSA agent Rod Williams in Jordan Peele's Get Out. With all the big names attached, Poker Face is looking pretty exciting!
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