A collage featuring Charlie Cale as Peter Falk in Columbo, James Garner as Jim Rockford in The Rockford Files, Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum for Magnum P.I. and Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in Poker ...

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 ...

Earlier this week, Peacock original series Poker Face scored four Emmy nominations for its first season of mysteries, including Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy for star Natasha Lyonne. So, what ...

A cut above the best, the Peacock murder mystery series “Poker Face” scratches all my old-school “Columbo” itches — and does it without putting a police detective at the center. Natasha Lyonne stars ...

Talk to anyone involved with Peacock detective series Poker Face long enough and they’ll eventually, invariably invoke the name of one of television’s most iconic characters: Columbo. Los Angeles ...

Natasha Lyonne makes for a brilliantly rumpled crime-solver in this reassuringly cosy new murder-of-the-week show from Knives Out creator Rian Johnson, writes Caryn James. Take a look at any episode ...

PASADENA, Calif. — Miss “Columbo?” Then you might appreciate Peacock’s “Poker Face,” a modern take on the episodic detective show that’s less whodunnit (that’s shown in the opening scene of each ...

On his 1999 Inside the Actors Studio appearance, Peter Falk referred to the instantly recognizable Lieutenant Columbo ensemble as “a symphony of brown.” A drab green tie isn’t exactly a pop of color, ...

Poker Face isn’t the sort of show that can be spoiled, but have a warning anyway. Lyonne stars as Charlie Cale, a woman with a troubled past who has developed the miraculous ability to tell when ...

Lyonne plays a cocktail waitress with an odd psychic power: She can sense when people aren't telling the truth, which makes her a great (accidental) detective in this delightful new Peacock series.