Natasha Lyonne stars as 'human lie detector' who solves crimes in trailer for Poker Face
dailymail.co.ukNatasha Lyonne revealed her talent for solving crimes with little more than intuition in the first trailer for her upcoming detective series Poker Face.In the video, released Thursday, the 43-year-old Russian Doll star plays a former casino worker who goes on the run while using her incredible deductive skills to solve crimes.
The series, which is created and partially written and directed by Knives Out mastermind Rian Johnson, features a bevy of famous faces, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Adrien Brody, Chloë Sevigny and Jameela Jamil, among many others.The series will take a mystery-of-the-week approach, and Johnson is on hand to write and direct multiple episodes, while Lyonne will direct one herself and Zola director Janicza Bravo will helm the final episode of the first season.
Detective work: Natasha Lyonne, 43, stars as the casino worker–turned–detective in Rian Johnson's comic detective series Poker Face, which released its first trailer on Thursday'What's it like, always knowing the truth?' a smooth-talking Brody quizzes Lyonne's character Charlie Cale at the start of the trailer. 'There's nothing mystical about it — I could just tell,' Charlie explains in her scratchy voice as she's seen puzzling over something.
Brody's character clarifies that she can tell when 'anyone is lying.'But then Benjamin Bratt, who plays the head of security at the casino where Charlie works, intrudes on the conversation and adds a sinister element.
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