Confirming what has been long rumored, HBO announced that Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch will be starring in the second season of True Detective alongside Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell.
McAdams will play Ani Bezzerides, "a Ventura County Sheriff's detective whose
uncompromising ethics put her at odds with others and the system she serves," according to the press release.
Kitsch will play Paul Woodrugh, "a war veteran and motorcycle officer for the California Highway Patrol, running from a difficult past and the sudden glare of a scandal that never happened."
It was also announced today that Black Box star Kelly Reilly will play Jordan, wife to Frank Semyon (Vaughn), "a former D-list actress who is a full partner in his enterprises and ambitions."
The other names that were thought to have been to be contention for the female lead role included Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss - despite the fact that she will be in rehearsals for the upcoming stage run of The Heidi Chronicles, opening in New York in February 2015 - Malin Akerman, and Jessica Biel.
The California-set season revolves around a career criminal (Vaughn) and the dirty cop (Farrell) forced to confront his shaky ethics while investigating a murder.
While details of the plot of Season 2 are vague, HBO did confirm that these next eight episodes will revolve around three cops and Vaughn's "career criminal," who find themselves enmeshed in a conspiracy following a murder.
Production on the eight-episode season is currently under way in California with an expected premiere in 2015.
