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Season 2 – Poker Face

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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)

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

May 27, 2025

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Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya

Autostraddle

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.

May 12, 2025

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Benji Wilson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

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.

Rated: 4/5

May 10, 2025

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Pedro Gallego

Espinof

"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]

Rated: 4/5

Jul 29, 2025

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John Stark

Mac the Movie Guy

Ultimately, Poker Face remains charming, with a strong lead performance from Natasha Lyonne, and an uncanny ability to attract A-listers to guest star.

Rated: 88/100

Jul 25, 2025

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Mini Anthikad-Chhibber

The Hindu

Natasha Lyonne’s human lie detector, Charlie Cale, serves up justice to criminals great and goofy with her particular brand of charm in this hugely enjoyable sophomore season

Jul 19, 2025

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Steve D.

I gotta admit I really love this show. It’s innovative and fresh. The season two finale was the best finale of a TV show I’ve ever seen in over 50 years of watching TV.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Rachel M.

Really enjoyed it after the whole season was over. Thought it was a big improvement over season 1 (too episodic and too little continuity for me).

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/28/25

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Bobby J

Fakey and boring. Spent way too much time showing death then figuring out then had to spend rest doing stupid things where someone would tell everything.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/24/25

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Carl S

Only just found Poker Face, my wife and I absolutely loved it we binged the first season then watched s2 weekly. This is a good old fashioned throwback to shows like Columbo. Natasha Lyonne is so quirky and funny in this and it's great with a guest of the week format. I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/22/25

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Raymon H

So happy to see a 2nd season really enjoyable tv

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/21/25

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Sinead K

Bit hit and miss, though there's a few gems in here. Despite that it's such easy watching and Natasha Lynnone shines in it and in all honesty carries the show. A step down from season 1 but still worth a watch.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/25

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Katie Holmes

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John Mulaney

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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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