This past week has been full of casting news for the new Peacock seriesPoker Face, which will be a collaboration betweenRussian Dollcreator and starNatasha LyonneandKnives Outwriter and directorRian Johnson. Just in the past few days bothJoseph Gordon-LevittandStephanie Hsuhave joined the series. Now,Varietyis reporting thatThe Umbrella AcademystarDavid Castañedahas also joined the cast.
The major details of the plot ofPoker Facehave been kept secret, as has the nature of Castañeda’s role in the series. We do know that Lyonne will be playing the main character. The series is said to be a “procedural format” with “Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode”. When the series was first announced Johnson described it as “fun, character-driven, case-of-the-week mystery goodness." Johnson has earned a lot of goodwill from audiences in the murder-mystery genre as his filmKnives Outnot only snagged him a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award nomination, but its two sequels are also some of the most anticipated upcoming films on Netflix’s slate.
Castañeda is likely best known to audiences for his role as Diego Hargreeves in the fan-favorite Netflix seriesThe Umbrella Academyand can next be seen in Season 3 of the series later this summer. He has also had recurring roles in a number of other series likeJane the Virgin,Switched at Birth, andSouthland. Castañeda is also set to star in the second season ofMost Dangerous Game. His film credits includeSicario: Day of the Soldado,The Tax Collector,End of Watch, andThe Guilty. He will also appear in the upcoming comedyRoofers, which he is not only starring in but also is directing the film based on a script he co-wrote.
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Poker Facewill be getting a ten-episode first season that will be streaming exclusively on Peacock. In addition to writing the series and being its creator, Johnson is set to direct the series and serve as an executive producer on the project through his T-Street Productions company. Also, from T-Street Production,Ram BergmanandNena Rodriguewill be serving alongside Johnson as executive producers. Lyonne is also set to be an executive producer withMaya RudolphandDanielle Renfrew Behrensserving as co-executive producers all through the Animal Pictures production banner.Poker Facewill seeNoraandLilla Zuckermanserving together as co-showrunners, as well as executive producers.
Currently, the series has no announced release date. Stay tuned to Collider for any future updates on this upcoming series.
