After quite the delay, HBO’s True Detective is coming back for a third season. The third season will star Academy Award winner, Mahershala Ali.
The next installment of the series will tell the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks, and will take place over three separate time periods. Ali will play the lead role of Wayne Hays, a state police detective from Northwest Arkansas. The upcoming third season does not currently have an air date, nor is there a set date for the start of production. HBO president of programming, Casey Bloys stated,
“Nic has written truly remarkable scripts,With his ambitious vision and Mahershala Ali and Jeremy Saulnier aboard, we are excited to embark on the next installment of True Detective.”
Nic Pizzolatto who is the sole writer of the series, with the exception of episode 4 which he co-wrote with David Milch also commented on the upcoming season,
“I’m tremendously thrilled to be working with artists at the level of Mahershala and Jeremy,’ said Pizzolatto. “I hope the material can do justice to their talents, and we’re all very excited to tell this story.”
After a great first season, the show’s second season was nothing short of disappointing. Despite that, the hype for the upcoming third season is sure to be high.
