A week after it was confirmed that Peacock had decided to cancel Rian Johnson‘s Poker Face series, HBO and HBO Max boss Casey Bloys confirmed that discussions to acquire the acclaimed crime dramedy had recently taken place. The Natasha Lyonne-led show’s cancellation came as a surprise, especially when its latest season garnered a Certified Fresh […] The post Acclaimed Peacock TV Show Could Be Saved by HBO appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
A week after it was confirmed that Peacock had decided to cancel Rian Johnson‘s Poker Face series, HBO and HBO Max boss Casey Bloys confirmed that discussions to acquire the acclaimed crime dramedy had recently taken place. The Natasha Lyonne-led show’s cancellation came as a surprise, especially when its latest season garnered a Certified Fresh score of 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Following Poker Face’s cancellation, it was also revealed that Johnson and Lyonne were looking to shop the show around to other streamers or distributors with the plan of enlisting Game of Thrones vet Peter Dinklage as the reboot’s new lead. Even though Lyonne will no longer reprise her character, she is expected to remain as an executive producer.
HBO boss on potentially saving Poker Face from its Peacock cancellation
During a recent interview with THR, Bloys shared that they were curious about Johnson’s idea for the new version of Poker Face, leading them to have conversations about it. However, he revealed that nothing has been finalized yet, confirming that he’s still unsure how it will pan out.
“We heard the original take, and when I heard that Peacock wasn’t moving forward, we were curious,” he said. “So we’ve had conversations, but I don’t know which way it’ll go. But I think Rian is a fantastic filmmaker, and I love the idea of Peter Dinklage, but I have nothing to report on that.”
Poker Face was created, written, and directed by Rian Johnson in his first-ever TV project, with Tony Tost serving as its showrunner. The latest season featured guest stars Cynthia Erivo, John Mulaney, Simon Rex, Giancarlo Esposito, John Cho, Awkwafina, Method Man, Ego Nwodim, Kumail Nanjiani, Melanie Lynskey, Taylor Schilling, Katie Holmes, Alia Shawkat, and more. For her performance in Season 1, Lyonne received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
(Source: THR)
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