Vince Vaughn is in talks to play the central antagonist (not necessarily the villain or murderer – this is a mystery-based series after all) on the second season of HBO’s “True Detective,” while “Mad Men” star Elisabeth Moss is being eyed for the female lead and “The Killing’s” Michelle Forbes is in contention for a key role on the show, TheWrap has learned.
Colin Farrell is nearing a deal to star, while Taylor Kitsch is the frontrunner to play the younger male lead, as TheWrap first reported.
HBO had no comment on casting decisions.
According to a breakdown obtained by TheWrap, the second season of “True Detective” will follow the death of a corrupt city manager of a fictional California city who’s found brutally murdered amid a potentially groundbreaking transportation deal that would forever change freeway gridlock in the state.