Joseph Gordon-Levitt has signed up to star in the Rian Johnson created Peacock series ‘Poker Face.’
Levitt joins the previously announced Natasha Lyonne on the series.
Plot details for the series are being kept largely under wraps, though sources say the show will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Details on the character Gordon-Levitt will play, including how many episodes he will appear in, are also under wraps.
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The 10-episode series sees Johnson and Gordon-Levitt reunite after first working together on Johnson’s feature directorial debut ‘Brick.’ The neo-noir film debuted in 2005 at the Sundance Film Festival with Gordon-Levitt in the lead role. Gordon-Levitt has had a role in each of Johnson’s projects since, including starring in the film ‘Looper’ that Johnson wrote and directed.
Gordon-Levitt is currently starring in the first season of the Showtime anthology series Super Pumped,’ playing former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick.
