Poker Face
Murder mysteries can take detours.
Created by Rian Johnson
On Peacock
An episodic road-trip mystery series where a lie-detecting protagonist solves self-contained crimes at each stop, balancing clever whodunit mechanics with a melancholic, somewhat desperate undertone.
Follow Charlie Cale, a woman with an extraordinary ability to tell when someone is lying, as she hits the road and, at every stop, encounters a new cast of characters and crimes she can't help but solve.
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Questions people ask
Is Poker Face one of a kind? Yes. More singular than 86% of series.
Is Poker Face sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.
Is Poker Face scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Does Poker Face leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Poker Face violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Poker Face easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Poker Face, and what each one shares →
Like Poker Face
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Poker Face
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Poker Face, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Poker Face, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Poker Face, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
