![]() Watch a clip of Falk in action and the resemblance to Lyonne is undeniable, from the shambling gait to the raspy voice, to the idiosyncratic personal style. There’s one detective who comes up more than anyone in coverage of Poker Face: Columbo, the blue-collar homicide detective played by Peter Falk in the long-running TV series of the same name. Lil Rel Howery as Taffy in episode 3, The Stall (Photo: Peacock/TVNZ+) The good ![]() The creation of Rian Johnson (Knives Out), Poker Face takes inspiration from classic case-of-the-week TV series like Magnum PI and Quantum Leap, and features a cast of one-off guest stars including Adrien Brody, Judith Light, Chloë Sevigny, John Hodgman and Mountain Goats musician John Darnielle. Charlie, you see, was previously a successful professional poker player with an uncanny ability to tell when someone was lying – a skill that comes in handy again when she’s forced to go on the run and finds herself caught up in a series of strange murder cases. When we meet Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne), she’s living in a trailer on the outskirts of Las Vegas and working in a casino she once tried to fleece. This is an excerpt from The Spinoff’s weekly pop culture and entertainment newsletter Rec Room – sign up here. The Rian Johnson-created, Natasha Lyonne-starring case-of-the-week show is all killer, no filler.
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