The series creator and his T-Street partner are seeking a two-season order from a different distributor.

Poker Face canceled at Peacock, Rian Johnson wants Peter Dinklage to replace Natasha Lyonne as star elsewhere

The series creator and his T-Street partner are seeking a two-season order from a different distributor.

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November 13, 2025 2:04 p.m. ET

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Charlie Cale is looking for a new home to sniff out the bulls--- of those conniving criminals.

Peacock has canceled its hit series *Poker Face* after two seasons, but series creator Rian Johnson is shopping for another streamer to house the show with a new leading star, ** can confirm.

But should Johnson, his T-Street partner Ram Bergman, and independent entertainment studio MRC find a new distributor to secure a two-season commitment, some major changes would happen for the series both on and off-camera: Natasha Lyonne has stepped down as the show's star, with Peter Dinklage taking over the role of human lie detector Charlie Cale.

Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale on 'Poker Face'.

Lyonne will remain as an executive producer though her banner Animal, while Johnson will still serve as a writer and director.

The decision for Lyonne to step back was made by both Lyonne and Johnson, due to the actress' scheduling conflicts. "We've been germinating this next move together since writing the season two finale," the duo said in a statement. "We love our *Poker Face* and this is the perfect way to keep it rolling. Give us a beat and we may just see Charlie Cale again down that open highway."

The plan for the show going forward is that new actors will take over as the lead character every two years.

"This has always been the natural evolution of the series, and with Dinklage coming on this is the perfect opportunity to secure a new distribution partner for the franchise to continue," a rep for MRC told EW. "MRC and T-Street are excited to explore where this character and show can go next with fresh energy and a new perspective."

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*Poker Face* made its debut in 2021, introducing viewers to casino cocktail waitress Charlie, who has an uncanny ability to detect when someone is lying. She uses this ability to solve her friend and coworker's sudden murder, which unknowingly makes her Public Enemy No. 1 to casino owner Sterling Frost Sr. (Ron Perlman), who sends his crony Cliff (Benjamin Bratt) after her. This forces Charlie to hit the road in her vintage sky blue 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, where she meets a cast of colorful characters and solves murders in a variety of settings.

Season 1 ended with Charlie's conflict with the Frost Casino and its boss buttoned up, but then her meddling ways put her in the crosshairs of a different angry mob boss, Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman), and Charlie hits the road and runs for her life once more.

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Season 2 of *Poker Face* — which concluded as one of Peacock's most-watched series — found Charlie embroiled with strange characters and even stranger cases she can't help but solve: from a meth gator to possibly psychopathic children, and B.J. Novak as an acid trip-induced mascot.

Both seasons featured a bevy of iconic guest stars including Cynthia Erivo, Alia Shawkat, Adrien Brody. Carol Kane, John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, Justin Theroux, Clea DuVall, Haley Joel Osment, Jason Ritter, Melanie Lynskey, Kumail Nanjiani, John Cho, and many more.

The series scored six Emmy nominations across its two seasons, winning one for Judith Light’s guest role.

Rian Johnson at the 28th SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Nora and Lilla Zuckerman served as showrunners for the first season, but Johnson brought in a new showrunner, Tony Tost, for season 2.

Tost previously told EW that he had very specific ideas about what he'd like to see in another installment of the series.

"One character idea that I pitched for season 2 that we never got around to for some reason, I would love to have an episode where a Bob Seger impersonator appears," he said of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, adding, "We've seen Elvis impersonators, but a Bob Seger impersonator for some reason delights me."

Tost, who previously created the western series *Damnation*, says he'd also like to see Charlie stop by "maybe a country music honky-tonk would be fun. Maybe Charlie line dancing or something like that." Basically, he says, "These little pockets of Americana like that I would love to explore."**

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