Actors Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will take leading roles in the second season of HBO’s crime thriller “True Detective.”
Irish actor Farrell, 38, will star as compromised detective Ray Velcoro and Vaughn, 44, will star as criminal mastermind Frank Semyon in the eight-part drama, HBO said.
The series will follow three police officers and a career criminal tackling a complex conspiracy after a murder and will be written by Nic Pizzolatto. “Fast & Furious” director Justin Lin will direct the first two episodes. The series will go into production this fall in California.
The first season of True Detective starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart was a hit for HBO. The show won five Primetime Emmy awards last month, including best directing for Cary Fukunaga, who directed all eight episodes.
The second season of “True Detective£ faces the challenge of living up to the critical acclaim and buzz of the first, with a new cast, storyline and director.
