Poker Face has always seemed like Rian Johnson’s big experiment. But Poker Face was something different, a case-of-the-week show that wasn’t a whodunit like his other stories, but a “howcatchem,” a story that begins by showing the crime being committed before the detective even appears. The season-long arc from Season 1 is wrapped up in Episode 3, guest starring John Mulaney as an FBI agent. PeacockBut even without the on-the-run plot device, Poker Face still manages to find an intriguing throughline. Poker Face premieres May 8, 2025 on Peacock.