Cherry Jones, Luis Guzmán, Hong Chau, and Reed Birney have joined the cast of Peacock’s Poker Face, according to Deadline. Natasha Lyonne’s show is getting four new cast members. The 10-episode anthology series is Rian Johnson’s first foray into television after his successful feature films Knives Out and Star Wars. Although the story and characters are being kept under wraps, the show keeps adding A-listers to its impressive cast. Nora Zuckerman and Lilla Zuckerman will act as showrunners, while Johnson will be responsible for the series’ writing, creation, and direction. Jones won an Emmy for her role as Nan Pierce in the darkly comedic HBO miniseries Succession. She’s won two additional Emmys for her roles as President Allison Taylor on 24 and as Holly Maddox on The Handmaid’s Tale. He just finished filming the Apple TV movie, “Five Days At Memorial.”
Currently, you can catch Chau in Homecoming on Amazon Prime and Watchmen on HBO. He is probably most remembered for his role in Downsizing, directed by Alexander Payne. She has upcoming roles in Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and Searchlight’s The Menu, and she co-stars in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale with Brendan Fraser. Besides his current role in Apple TV+’s Home Before Dark, Tony Award winner Birney may be seen in the shows Succession and The Handmaid’s Tale. In addition, he is recognised for his role as Vice President Donald Blythe on the Netflix series House of Cards.
In addition to his upcoming role as Gomez Addams on Netflix’s Wednesday series, Guzmán has appeared in such films as Boogie Nights, Out of Sight, Magnolia, and Punch-Drunk Love. Currently, Johnson is getting ready to promote Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the sequel to his Oscar-winning film Knives Out. Cast members Ethan Hawke, Edward Norton, Madeline Cline, Jessica Henwick, and more return, including Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc. The filmmaker, together with Lyonne, Nora, and Lilla Zuckerman, will serve as executive producers for Poker Face.
These newcomers join previously announced cast members Adrien Brody, Angel Desai, Audrey Corsa, Benjamin Bratt, Charles Melton, Chloe Sevigny, Clea DuVall, and Danielle MacDonald in the series. In addition, the cast also features Dascha Polanco, Ellen Barkin, Jasmine Aiyana Garvin, Jameela Jamil, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Judith Light, Leslie Silva, Lil Rel Howery, Niall Cunningham, Nicholas Cirillo, Nick Nolte, Ron Perlman, and others.
There is currently no confirmed premiere date for the series.