Peacock renewed Poker Face within a month of season 1's conclusion in 2023, but there is still a lot of mystery surrounding Poker Face season 2. Created by Rian Johnson, Poker Face offered Natasha Lyonne the opportunity to play with a twist on the usual case-of-the-week detective show format, as her character, Charlie, has a preternatural ability to tell if someone is lying. The specifics of what's next for walking lie-detector Charlie when Poker Face returns, however, remains to be seen.

Rian Johnson and star Natasha Lyonne both have ideas about where Poker Face will head in season 2, although they seem to be a closely guarded secret. With the season 1 finale setting up a second season just as full of twists and turns as the first, there is plenty of speculation about what happens next — and this has no doubt helped fuel the anticipation for Charlie Cale's return. While a season 2 premiere date is still an unspecified way off, there's still enough known about the new season of Poker Face for viewers to digest in the meantime.

Poker Face Season 2 Latest News

The Release Date & Trailer Are Revealed

After months of build-up for the sophomore outing, the latest news confirms the release date for Poker Face season 2. Peacock broke the news by dropping a short teaser for the season that mostly serves to show off the impressive roster of guest stars. However, despite her wise-cracks, Charlie's life is still in danger as various criminals try to take her out. All this serves to announce that Poker Face season 2 is set to arrive on May 8, 2025.

Watch the trailer here:

Poker Face Season 2 Release Date

Season 2 Premieres In May 2025

Though it has taken more than two years for the sophomore season to arrive, Peacock has finally set a premiere date for Poker Face season 2. Arriving as an early summer treat, the second season begins on May 8, 2025, and will stream exclusively on Peacock. The 12-episode season begins with a three-episode premiere on May 8, before shifting to a weekly schedule for the remaining installments.

Poker Face season 1 concluded on March 9, 2023.

Poker Face Season 2 Cast

Natasha Lyonne Returns As Charlie Cale

With the wonderful lead performance and the exciting guest stars in each episode, the Poker Face cast will be one of the most intriguing aspects of the show's return. While Natasha Lyonne as Charlie is confirmed for Poker Face season 2, any other potential returns remain up in the air. Poker Face’s story structure leads to very few series regulars, as Charlie pops in and out of the lives of a variety of characters. However, Rhea Perlman will return as Beatrix Hasp, and Simon Helberg will again play Luca Clark.

The guest list for Poker Face season 2 has grown, and alongside Lyonne's Charlie, Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann and Kumail Nanjiani are set to guest star in unknown roles. Furthermore, Kathrine Narducci. Sherry Cola, Kevin Corrigan and Ben Marshall will appear. In September 2024, BJ Novak, Cynthia Erivo, and Margot Martindale were also cast. Comedian John Mulaney has ed alongside Ego Nwodim and Sam Richardson.

Even more guest stars have been tapped to fill the ensemble, including comic actor Awkwafina, and musician-turned-actor Cliff "Method Man" Smith. Simon Rex and Corey Hawkins have ed the cast, alongside Alia Shawkat, Carol Kane, David Krumholtz, Jason Ritter, and Melanie Lynskey. Orange Is the New Black alums Adrienne C. Moore and Taylor Schilling Lyonne in a mini-reunion, while Geraldine Viswanathan (Thunderbolts) has also been cast.

The confirmed cast of season 2 includes:

Poker Face Season 2 Story Details

What Will Happen When Charlie Returns?

The Poker Face season 2 story is sure to focus on Beatrix Hasp (Rhea Perlman) and her pursuit of Charlie. Having escaped Cliff LeGrand (Benjamin Bratt), who is headed to jail after murdering Sterling Frost Sr. (Ron Perlman), Charlie effectively has a clean slate. However, Hasp's call gives Charlie the choice of working for her or dying. With Charlie smashing her phone and setting off in her 1969 Plymouth Barracuda, Poker Face season 2 should pick up from there.

Where Charlie runs to next is unclear, though her connection with Luka Clark in season 1 seems like it should come in handy while on the run once again, and the introduction of her sister Emily opens up another avenue for further exploration. Episodes are sure to keep following the Murder She Wrote and Columbo pattern that made Poker Face such a success, leaving plenty of options available for the show’s writing staff, led by Johnson.

Poker Face Season 2 Trailer

Watch The Season 2 Teaser Below

Along with announcing the release date, Peacock dropped a teaser for Poker Face season 2 in March 2025. The short tease mostly serves to announce the impressive roster of cast , but it also offers a few teases about Charlie's various cases. The myriad of victims and suspects are set up, and there is even more murder and mayhem in the second outing. Though she handles it all with her signature wit, Charlie's life is put in legitimate danger as criminal enforcers take pot-shots at her.