Nora and Lilla Zuckerman also discuss the possibility of season 1 guest stars returning as different characters, Columbo-style.
Warning: This article contains spoilers from the season 1 finale ofPoker Face.
Charlie Cale has solved her last case… for now.
Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in the season 1 finale of ‘Poker Face’.Peacock
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The case-of-the-week format lends itself to so many different mini-worlds and characters.
Now that the season’s all said and done, do you have a favorite episode?
It’s the one that we wrote.
We were basically [shooting] in the extremely early spring in New York.
But we had a blast breaking all these episodes.
I think the dinner theater episode was the most maybe fun to break in the room.
It’s one of our broader episodes, even though there’s moments of darkness there.
And yet, they still feel like they’re part of thePoker Faceworld.
And it’s all different, and I think we knew that when we were writing it.
Everybody is going to have a differing opinion of which episode speaks to them.
That’s part of the fun of this bang out of show.
There’s going to be something for everyone.
That’s my favorite."
That concept speaks for itself.
And it’s the retirement home episode that was so unexpected.
We have an amazing props department run by a guy named Duke Scoppa.
So it truly was a custom piece.
There were many discussions and we were extremely professional in the way that we went about it.
LILLA:I think we really crafted Rian’s vision.
And yes, yes, it is.
LILLA:Well, Charlie’s backstory is something we touched on while we were breaking the entire season.
And then we kind of shut the laundry room door on it for a while.
Did you go into writing the finale with a second season in mind?
NORA:I think that was always the intention.
You never know when you’re writing something what success it will have.
I mean, sometimes it can be a little bittersweet.
I think of the end ofQuantum Leapas one of those things where he never found his way home.
We see Charlie Cale as a shark.
She’s always moving forward.
She’s kind of a seeker in that way, and it spoke to that as well.
Are there certain locations or worlds you hope to explore?
LILLA:Well, I think in season 2, we’re going to keep doing what works.
I believe that this format is a proven format, this “how catch ‘em”-style of storytelling.
We’re going to continue to stay in that tradition.
In terms of where we want to go next, oh man, we have so many ideas.
I have so many ideas percolating that we weren’t able to do for season 1.
Nora, I’ll let you speak a little bit about casting, too.
Having them come back feels in a strange way kind of natural.
Anyone in particular come to mind?
LILLA:We would love to getJamie Lee Curtisto play a role.
And the cast ofKnives Out, we’re coming for you.
The cast ofGlass Onion, we’re coming for you.
It’s just really wonderful that Rian already has this community of people that love working with him.
It’s a very fortunate problem.
Have you had conversations about getting Rhea Perlman in person to be the big bad next season?
NORA:We certainly set her up that way.
LILLA:We have PerlmanBreaking Bad.
It sure helps if she’s on board, because I’d love to write it.
As someone who grew up watchingCheers, it was fun to hear her voice.
NORA:And we have [fellowCheersalum]John Ratzenbergerin the second episode as well.
As Lilla said, we’re coming for the whole cast ofCheers.
Ted Dansonas aPoker Facevillain, love it.
