• Paramount Home Entertainment releases Poker Face The first season will be released on DVD and Blu-ray this September, including all ten episodes on three discs.
  • Poker Face stands out in the homicide genre for its unconventional storytelling that creates tension and excitement.
  • The series features a talented guest cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Chloë Sevigny, Judith Light and many more.

2023 has been another amazing year for TV, with Peacock being one of the best new series. Poker Face. Critically acclaimed detective series produced by Knives outX Ryan Johnson and starring Natasha Lyonne was quickly renewed for season 2 on streamer. Now, thanks to Paramount Home Entertainment, Poker Face The first season will be released on DVD and Blu-ray this September. Both formats will include all ten episodes of the first season on three discs. The series itself follows Charlie (Lyonne), a failed casino employee who is accused of killing the owner’s son (Adrien Brody). This sends Charlie on a journey across the country to escape his former boss (Ron Perlman), who sent the killer (Benjamin Bratt) after it. In this tense journey, Charlie gets entangled in a new mystery every episode, and to her displeasure, she is the only one who can solve these strange cases, as she has an uncanny ability to tell when someone is lying.

Even though countless homicide series have been produced over the years, what sets the Poker Face differs from the rest of the genre in the clever and unconventional way in which Johnson reveals his secrets. It is not simple Knives out made for TV. Instead of being a traditional detective in the image Agatha Christiethis “why” is more in the spirit Alfred Hitchcock. We know who killed whom or committed every crime in every episode. However, this classic tense situation where you know the bomb is under the table but don’t know when it will go off makes each of Charlie’s cases come to life in its own way. The combination of an overarching traditional storytelling with an anthology backdrop is incredibly ambitious, and the vibrant characters make every second a thrill to watch.

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Johnson spares no expense on the guest cast list, which includes stars such as Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Tim Meadows, Chloe Sevigny, Judith LightAnd Nick Noltebut lesser known guest actors such as Megan Suri And Charles Melton also presented some of the best supporting performances of the year. What, as they say, Poker Face so great thanks to the partnership of Johnson and Lyonne. Johnson continues to be one of the best writers and directors, while Lyonne’s comedic time remains virtually zero. There is so much tragic subtlety in her complex portrayal of Charlie that it makes the first season more than worth revisiting.

When will the first season of Poker Face be released on Blu-ray and DVD?

Poker Face The first season will be available on Blu-ray and DVD on September 12, 2023. If you can’t wait that long to board Charlie’s Plymouth Barracuda, the series is currently streaming on Peacock. You can watch the trailer for the first season below, and read our previous interview with Poker FaceThe showrunners, meanwhile, are teasing what to expect from the second season.