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'Poker Face' Premiers on Peacock

'Poker Face' Premiers on Peacock

An ode to the classic crime-of-the-week formula of 'Columbo' and 'Murder, She Wrote'

Max Covill
Jan 26, 2023
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Poker Face, Peacock

Natasha Lyonne, best known these days for her Netflix show Russian Doll, is the star of a new crime-of-the-week show, Poker Face. In an age where television is mostly about serialized storytelling, it’s unusual and nostalgic that a show like this would exist. I imagine it has much to do with the person responsible for putting it toget…

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