UPDATE:True DetectivecreatorNic Pizzolattotold Mediumthat he has removed the occult element to theshows second season. That was a comment from very early in the process, and something I ended up discarding in favor of closer character work and a more grounded crime story, he said. The complexity of the historical conspiracy first conceived detracted from the characters and their reality, I felt, and those characters are ultimately what have to shape the world and story.
True Detectivewill return for its highly anticipated second season on June 21st, and to whet appetites, HBO has released the shows first teaser, which finds new cast members Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch offering up their interpretations of Rust Cohles patented time-is-a-flat-circlestare.
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The teaser doesnt offer any dialogue or specific plot points, but does provide a series of intense, silent clips set to a somber, simple song. Among the most riveting moments are McAdams leading a team of police officers through a house, Kitsch punchingouta bystanderTim Riggins-styleand Farrell slipping on a pair of brass knuckles which he promptlyputs to good use.
In classic True Detective fashion, the teaser closes with a shot of an unknown person slipping on a black ski mask, turning to the camera and putting his index finger to his lips as if to say, Shh.
Season Two of True Detective centers around a murder that brings together three Los Angeles-area police officers McAdams Ventura County Sheriffs detectiveAni Bezzerides, Farrells detective Ray Velcoro and Kitschs Paul Woodrugh, a California Highway Patrol cop. Vince Vaughn will also star as career criminal Frank Semyon. Its Woodrugh who ostensibly uncovers the crime scene, prompting an investigation that, as it unravels, involvesvariouslaw-enforcement agencies, criminal collusions and billions of dollars.
True Detective creatorNic Pizzolatto penned all eight episodes of the shows second season, while Justin Lin (Fast & Furious 6) directed the first two. HBO has yet to reveal the directors of the remaining six episodes.