Cynthia Erivo became a household name after she was cast in Poker Face, and the showrunner considers it to be nothing but good fortune.

And then I was able to share those with Cynthia as a way of short-cutting our very truncated fitting time. We only had three hours together to craft all five characters, which is not a lot of time.” That crafting was largely dictated by everyone’s employment,

Cynthia Erivo's work in the premiere of Poker Face season 2 has made headlines for her singular challenge: portraying five distinct characters within a single episode.