The show is from the writer-director behind Knives Out
A trailer was released this week for Poker Face, a new comedy-drama mystery series starring Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll).
The show sees the actress play Charlie Cale, a woman with an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying, who we follow as she hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda.
However, at every stop on her travels, she "encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve".
The show was created by filmmaker Rian Johnson, who on top of helming Star Wars: The Last Jedi, also wrote and directed the acclaimed mystery movies Brick, Knives Out and the latter's upcoming sequel Glass Onion.
And as can be expected given Johnson's proficiency with mysteries, he is putting a twist on the format with Poker Face.
As opposed to following a season-long investigation the way modern shows like Mare of Easttown, The Sinner or True Detective did, his new series will see each episode focus on a different mystery, recalling older programmes like Columbo.
It seems Poker Face's case-of-the-week structure has enabled Johnson to recruit a star-studded cast of guest stars for the project.
Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny, Ellen Barkin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lil Rel Howery, Nick Nolte, Ron Perlman, Simon Helberg, Stephanie Hsu and Tim Blake Nelson are all slated to make appearances in the show.
Comprising 10 episodes, Poker Face premieres on 26 January 2022. You can check out its trailer below.
Clip via Peacock
Meanwhile, here are some of the other big teasers that were released in the past seven days in the world of film and TV.
Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
Clip via Marvel Entertainment
Starting with movies, Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and the Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) face off against new MCU big baddie Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) in this sequel out in cinemas on 17 February 2022.
Bardo
Clip via Netflix
Alejandro González Iñárritu, the Oscar-winning director of Birdman and The Revenant, returns with this epic comedy-drama following a documentarian who returns to his native country of Mexico and begins having an existential crisis in the form of dream-esque visions.
It will be released on Netflix on 16 December.
North Circular
This documentary musical explores the history, music and streetscapes of Dublin's North Circular Road and is out in cinemas on 2 December.
Stutz
Clip via Netflix
Jonah Hill directs this documentary about his therapist and one of the world’s leading psychiatrists Phil Stutz that comes to Netflix on 14 November.
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Clip via Marvel Entertainment
The Guardians of the Galaxy try to cheer a sad Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) up at Christmas by kidnapping Kevin Bacon in this MCU holiday special out on Disney+ on 25 November.
The Pale Blue Eye
Clip via Netflix
In this gothic mystery landing on Netflix on 6 January 2023, a veteran detective (Christian Bale) investigates a series of murders at the United States Military Academy in West Point in New York in 1830.
He is aided by Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling), a young cadet at the academy.
The Son
Clip via Sony Pictures Classics
Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern and Vanessa Kirby star in his familial drama from director Florian Zeller (The Father) which will arrive in cinemas in Ireland sometime after its US release on 25 November.
1899
Clip via Netflix
Moving onto TV, this mystery horror series is from the creators of excellent German mind-bender Dark and follows a group of European passengers on a migrant steamship in 1899 whose journey becomes a nightmare.
It arrives on Netflix on 17 November.
Jack Ryan Season 3
Clip via Prime Video
John Krasinski returns as the titular CIA analyst in this third season of Amazon's action thriller series which is based on books by Tom Clancy.
The new season premieres 21 December.
Lockwood & Co
Clip via Netflix
This new series, set in a world plagued by ghosts and following a trio of teens who battle the supernatural, lands on Netflix on 27 January.
Servant Season 4
Clip via Apple TV
This creepy Apple TV+ series from M. Night Shyamalan returns for its fourth and final season on 13 January 2023.
Succession Season 4
Clip via HBO Max
The dysfunctional Roy family will be back for more back-stabbing and swearing next Spring.
The Calling
Clip via Peacock
Last but not least, this new series from David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) coming to Peacock on 10 November tells the story of a religious NYPD detective who starts to question his beliefs when a seemingly routine investigation turns upside down.
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