In episode six of season two of Poker Face, “Sloppy Joseph,” Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) finds herself works as a lunch lady at an elementary school where she quickly learns that one student (Eva Jade Halford) is terrorizing the entire community of students and teachers. In episode seven, “One Last Job,” a heist gone wrong puts big box store employee Kendall (Sam Richardson) on edge while Charlie courts romance with store manager Bill (Corey Hawkins).
Awards Buzz spoke with Adam Arkin on stepping behind the camera to direct these two very different episodes that just happened to end up grouped together sequentially. Watch the video above to hear about the action movies and rom-coms he regards most highly – and who he might play if he appeared in front of the camera on this show.
New episodes of Poker Face premiere weekly on Thursdays through the season finale on July 10th.