'True Detective' Season 2 to Have Three Leads, Will Be Set in California
After a drought of information on True Detective Season 2, creator Nic Pizzolatto is finally giving up some details.
During his appearance on public radio program To the Best of Our Knowledge, Pizzolatto revealed two key details about the feverishly-anticipated new season of the HBO anthology series: "We’re working with three leads. It takes place in California — not Los Angeles, but some of the much lesser known venues of California — and we’re going to try to capture a certain psychosphere ambiance of the place, much like we did in season one."
Pizzolato would go on to specify, “The characters are all new, but I’m deeply in love with each of them. We’ve got the entire series broken out with a couple of scripts, and we’ll probably start casting in earnest in the coming months."
Much like fellow anthology series American Horror Story, True Detective will feature a completely new story from one season to the next. However, unlike the FX horror drama, the show will not recycle actors from past seasons, meaning that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson will not return, but be replaced by an entirely new set of faces.
As Pizzolato previously explained in an interview with HitFix, the season will center on "hard women, bad men and the secret occult history of the United States transportation system."
Over the past week, rumors circulated that two-time Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain had been offered one of the lead roles in Season 2. However, the actress has since denied the rumors.
"It’s an awkward thing because when all that attention happens — it takes away from whoever plays the role," she said while on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. "I’m a big fan of the series. I’m going to watch the second season just like I watched every episode of the first."
Still, casting hasn't started, so it wouldn't surprise me if Pizzolato and HBO tried more aggressively to land her, if indeed she's one of the leads they want for True Detective Season 2. The show has a tall order to fill in measuring up to Season 1's stellar ensemble cast, so it should be interesting to see if True Detective can maintain its considerable momentum as the hottest new drama series in ages. Particularly as we head into Emmy season where the show will not be competing, like American Horror Story, in the TV Movie/Miniseries categories, but rather in the more competitive Drama Series categories. In short, there's hardly anything about this damn show that doesn't stir excitement. If you haven't gotten into True Detective yet, seriously, get on that. You won't regret it.
Via: Variety
Credit: HBO