What's on TV this week—Poker Face season 2 and Forever
Plus, a Star Wars project drops on May The Fourth, The Righteous Gemstones ends its run, and more.
Poker Face (Photo: Sarah Shatz/Peacock), Forever (Photo: Elizabeth Morris/Netflix)
Welcome to What’s On, our weekly roundup of notable shows and streaming films. Here is what’s happening on TV from Sunday, May 4 to Saturday, May 10. All times are Eastern.
The biggies
Poker Face (Peacock, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
After a two-year break, Poker Face is back for its second season. Natasha Lyonne returns to play the Columbo-esque Charlie Cale, whose ability to sniff out a lie helps her solve various murders as she travels from city to city. PF has an impressive list of guest stars in these 12 new episodes, including Cynthia Erivo, Melanie Lynskey, John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Alia Shawkat, Katie Holmes, and Kumail Nanjiani. The A.V. Club will recap the show weekly.
Forever (Netflix, Thursday, 3:01 a.m.)
Judy Blume’s 1975 novel Forever…, which has been banned from schools because of its depictions of teen sex, gets the TV treatment and a whole new global audience. The YA romance series stars Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. as two athletes who begin a relationship, and Karen Pittman, Xosha Roquemore, and Marvin Lawrence round out the cast.
Also airing
Star Wars: Tales Of The Underworld (Disney+, Sunday, 3:01 a.m.)