DAVE DAVIES, HOST:
This is FRESH AIR. Rian Johnson, the writer-director who went from the blockbuster “The Last Jedi” to the Agatha Christie-style mystery comedies “Knives Out” and “Glass Onion” has created his first TV series. Called “Poker Face,” it stars Natasha Lyonne from “Russian Doll” and “Orange Is The New Black.” It premieres Thursday on Peacock. And our TV critic David Bianculli loves it. Here’s his review.
DAVID BIANCULLI, BYLINE: If you’ve seen the “Knives Out” movies – and if you haven’t, you should – you have a good idea what to expect from “Poker Face,” the first TV series from “Knives Out” writer-director Rian Johnson. He concocts solid, intricate mysteries, populates them with oddball, entertaining characters, and casts his comedy mysteries with wonderful, often surprising choices. But you have an even better idea what to expect…
