Poker Face canceled at Peacock, new season with Peter Dinklage shopped

“Poker Face” has been canceled after two seasons at Peacock. But Rian Johnson and Natasha Lyonne try to keep bullshit-detecting detective Charlie Cale alive.

Sources tell Variety the duo is looking for a new version of “Poker Face” with Peter Dinklage taking over the lead role from Lyonne. They are looking for a two-season order from another distributor.

Lyonne would remain on the series as an executive producer, while Johnson would remain a writer and director. It is unclear who will serve as showrunner. (Nora Zuckerman and Lillla Zuckerman led the show in the first season, and Tony Tost took over for season 2.)

Johnson and Lyonne said in a statement, “We’ve been germinating this next step together since writing the season two finale. We love our ‘Poker Face’ and this is the perfect way to keep it rolling. Give us a chance and maybe we’ll see Charlie Cale on that open highway again.”

“Poker Face” debuted in 2021, inspired by mystery-of-the-week series like “Columbo.” It followed Lyonne’s nomadic sleuth Charlie Cale, who has a special ability to detect lies. The show featured dozens of guest stars, from John Mulaney who played a dirty FBI agent to Cynthia Erivo who played sextuplets. The series scored six Emmy nominations over its two seasons, winning one for Judith Light’s guest role.

Dinklage is a four-time Emmy winner, best known for his role as Tyrion Lannister on “Game of Thrones.” He recently starred in the Channing Tatum-led drama “Roofman,” portraying Dr. Dillamond in the ‘Wicked’ movies.

Deadline broke the news.