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Poker Face Secrets: Go Insider the Killer Set with E! News 'By Design'
Peter Dinklage is ready to call “bulls--t.”
The Game of Thrones alum has signed on to play the role of Charlie Cale on Poker Face after Peacock’s cancellation of the murder-mystery series following two seasons starring Natasha Lyonne in the same role, according to multiple outlets.
With the new iteration, Natasha—who also serves as an executive producer on the series—and creator Rian Johnson hope to partner with a different network on a two-season commitment with the mindset to rotate a different actor into the lead role every two seasons, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The pair have also vocalized their dedication to the comedy series.
“We’ve been germinating this next move together since writing the season two finale,” Natasha and Rian shared in a joint Nov. 13 statement with Deadline. “We love our Poker Face and this is the perfect way to keep it rolling.”
They added, “Give us a beat and we may just see Charlie Cale again down that open highway.”
Across its two-season run, Poker Face garnered six Emmy nominations and one win for Judith Light’s season one guest role. The series also featured a star-studded list of guest actors, including John Mulaney, Kumail Nanjiani, Justin Theroux and Wicked’s Cynthia Erivo, who earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress this year for portraying sextuplets in a season two episode.
Ahead of the show’s cancelation, Natasha detailed her excitement when she first read the pilot script, but alluded to the difficulty of initially getting the show off the ground.
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“I was doing backflips when I read it,” she told Variety in May. “I expected all the networks to feel the same, but a lot of people were scared by the idea that it wouldn’t be a completely serialized storyline.”
But regardless of if Charlie Cale will return to TV screens in some capacity, Natasha’s experience working with Rian on the show has been a thrill.
“It’s always really fun to be part of something from inception,” she told Dazed in a May interview, “whether it’s as early as Rian and I just getting together to think on what kind of a show might be fun to make together.”
While waiting to see if Poker Face will return for a third season, read on to learn the fate of other TV shows.
(E! and Peacock are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)
Peacock/NBCUniversal
Canceled: Poker Face
The Peacock comedy starring Natasha Lyonne as a crime-solving sleuth won't return for season three, according to THR.
Steve Swisher/FX
Canceled: English Teacher
Class is officially canceled for the FX comedy, according to Variety.
FX/Disney
Renewed: Alien: Earth
FX's Alien prequel will incite more frights when it returns for season two next year.
Roku Channel
Renewed: Honest Renovations
Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis' Roku home renovation show will tackle new constructions on season four.
Peacock/NBCUniversal
Renewed: Love Island: Beyond the Villa
The second season of Peacock's Love Island spinoff will debut in 2026.
Netflix
Renewed: Nobody Wants This
Everybody wants more of this. The Netflix comedy will be back for season three.
MTV/Paramount Networks
Canceled: Ridiculousness
After 14 years, the hit MTV clip show hosted by Rob Dyrdek is coming to an end.
Disney
Renewed: King of the Hill
The beloved animated comedy will continue grilling through seasons 16 and 17 on Hulu.
Pari Dukovic/FX
Renewed: Adults
The comedy about a group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people will return for season two.
Disney/Patrick Harbron
Renewed: Only Murders in the Building
OMITB is alive and well because the Hulu series is returning for season six in 2026.
The show will film overseas for the first time, with the beloved crime-solving trio leaving New York City to investigate London’s newest mystery.
Christopher Barr/USA Network
Renewed: The Rainmaker
The USA Network legal drama will return to the courtroom for season two.
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Canceled: The Kitchen
Food Network announced that the weekend culinary talk show hosted by Sunny Anderson, Jeff Mauro, Geoffrey Zakarian, Katie Lee and Alex Guarnaschelli will end at the end in December 2025 after 12 years and 40 seasons.
Apple TV+
Renewed: The Buccaneers
The Apple TV+ drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s final novel will return for season three.
Ramona Rosales/Paramount+
Renewed: Lioness
The Paramount+ thriller starring Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman was renewed for a third season, according to multiple outlets.
MELODY TIMOTHEE/NETFLIX
Canceled: The Ultimatum: Queer Love
The Netflix dating reality show won't be back for season three, Varity reported in October.
Hulu/Disney
Canceled: Mid-Century Modern
The Hulu comedy inspired by The Golden Girls won't be returning for a second season.
Apple TV+
Renewed: The Morning Show
The Apple TV+ drama, starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, will be back for season five.
MTV/Paramount Networks
Canceled: Catfish
The MTV series will end with season nine.
“After 12 years,” host Nev Schulman said as he sat next to Max Joseph in a Sept. 22 Instagram video, “300 episodes and just a lot of traveling around this incredible country, Catfish has officially been cancelled. Sorry.”
Netflix
Renewed: Hunting Wives
After the May Cobb novel adaptation became a smash hit on Netflix when it was added to the platform in summer of 2025, the streamer confirmed it had picked up the series as an original for season two.
Apple TV+
Renewed: Foundation
The apocalyptic sci-fi drama will be back for season four.
Prime/Amazon MGM Studios
Renewed: Overcompensating
The Prime Video comedy will head back to school for season two.
Apple TV+
Renewed: Berlin ER
Apple TV+ renewed the German-language drama for a second season.
Aaron Epstein/Peacock
Renewed: The Paper
Stop the presses: The Office spinoff will be back for season two on Peacock.
Peacock/NBCUniversal
Ending: Bel-Air
Peacock's reimagined drama will debut it's fourth and final season Nov. 24.
NBCUniversal
Renewed: Password
Get ready for more outrageous clues, wild guesses and comedic moments as Keke Palmer returns as host alongside wordplay master Jimmy Fallon for season three.
MGM+/Amazon MGM Studios
Renewed: The Institute
The horror series was for season two, which should come as no surprise given that The Institute ranks as the best premiere ever on MGM+.
Netflix
Renewed: America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys
Season three will follow the 2025-2026 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders squad from start to finish—kicking off at auditions and training camp and continuing all the way through the NFL season.
Roku Channel
Renewed: Solo Traveling
Tracee Ellis Ross' Roku Channel travel series will continue jet-setting to fabulous destinations with season two.
Elizabeth Morris/NBC
Renewed: American Ninja Warrior
The intense NBC competition series will continue to make jaws drop when more contestants compete for the $250,000 price on the upcoming 18th season.
James Devaney/GC Images
Ending: And Just Like That...
Series creator Michael Patrick King revealed the Sex And The City spin-off starring Sarah Jessica Parker will end after the current third season in a two-part finale.
“And just like that…the ongoing storytelling of the Sex and the City universe is coming to an end,” Michael said in an Aug 1 Instagram post. “While I was writing the last episode of And Just Like That…season 3, it became clear to me that this might be a wonderful place to stop.”
“SJP and I held off announcing the news until now because we didn’t want the word ‘final’ to overshadow the fun of watching the season,” he added. “It’s with great gratitude we thank all the viewers who have let these characters into their homes and their hearts over these many years.”
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