It’s not a fever dream—True DetectiveSeason 3 is really happening, and the cast is growing. While it was unclear if HBO would order another season of the anthology series after Season 2 suffered a critical shellacking, all it took was some time. Now Season 3 is coming together, and in addition toMahershala AliandCarmen Ejogo, actorStephen Dorffhas now joined the cast in a co-lead role.
The story ofTrue DetectiveSeason 3 takes place in the heart of the Ozarks, where a baffling crime influences the lives of characters over three decades. Ali plays Wayne Hays, a state police detective from northwest Arkansas, and Dorff will play an Arkansas State Investigator whose career has also been influenced by the aforementioned crime. Ejogo is the third piece of the puzzle, an Arkansas schoolteacher with a connection to two children who went missing in the 1980s.
CreatorNic Pizzolattois back as showrunner and has written every episode of Season 3 aside from Episode 4, which he co-wrote withDavid Milch. Indeed, HBO paired Pizzolatto up with Milch to hopefully work out any Season 2 kinks for a potential third season, so theDeadwoodcreator had a hand in putting this new season together. Pizzolatto will also direct some of the Season 3 episodes alongsideGreen RoomhelmerJeremy Saulnier,who was chosen as the principal directorforTrue DectectiveSeason 3. This brings the show back in line with Season 1, the entirety of which was directed byCary Joji Fukunaga, while multiple directors worked on Season 2.
AsaTrue DetectiveapologistI was already looking forward to Season 3, but the Arkansas setting, this cast, and Saulnier’s involvement should go a long way towards helping people forget about the misfires of Season 2. No word on a premiere date just yet, but I would bet on very late 2018 or early 2019.
