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On Film
On Film

Lucky McKee | Poker Face S2

By Charles Horak III,
Sam Cassiano
Published May 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM MDT
Network: Peacock
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Poster: Poker Face Season 2 TV Series (2023 - Present)
FB: Lucky McKee

The Peacock streaming service rolled out a second season of its hit show "Poker Face" starring Natasha Lyonne and one of the episodes has an El Paso connection.

Join host Charles Horak with producer, screenwriter, director, and novelist, Lucky McKee who calls El Paso home and he's helmed the 4th episode of the mystery thriller, "Poker Face". The episode is titled "The Taste of Human Blood" with guest stars Kumail Nanjiani, Gabby Hoffman and Ben Marshall.

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Originally aired on May 24, 2025

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Charles Horak III
Since 2004, Charles Horak has been the host of the long-running radio program, On Film, creating more than 1,000 programs dedicated to film reviews, filmmaker interviews and discussions of cinema history and industry advancement. He is a voting member of the Critics Choice Association and board member of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image.
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Sam Cassiano
Sam Cassiano is a native Californian who spent his formative years in the Bay Area. An army brat, his family toured Germany and Japan before settling in El Paso in 1973. Initially a Communications Major at UTEP, a radio internship at KPAS-FM 94, the PASS launched his broadcasting career. He can be heard as the morning news anchor on KTEP during NPR's Morning Edition, and Friday evenings at 10 pm as the host of Friday Night Blues.
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