--- description: Twitter erupted with #TrueDetectiveSeason2 casting suggestions after writer-producer Nic Pizzolatto revealed that there might be three leads title: The Absolute Best Casting Suggestions for True Detective Season 2's Three Leads image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08e4041465426060/698683ebcd6848b8f20936df/truedetective10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _True Detective_ Season 2 Will Have Three Leads by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2014 5:00 PM CUT  Lacey Terrell—HBO by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2014 5:00 PM CUT In case you’ve been away from your Twitter, you’ll be surprised to learn that [there is a whole new round of speculation](http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/05/23/actually-jessica-chastains-not-doing-true-detective/ "undefined") regarding casting choices for season two of HBO’s _True Detective._ Fans earlier created a #TrueDetectiveSeason2 hashtag for casting suggestions, assuming that the crime drama would again revolve around two leads, as it did last season with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. But writer-producer[ Nic Pizzolatto told ](http://www.mtv.com/news/1832253/true-detective-season-2-location/ "undefined")public radio program[ _To the Best of Our Knowledge_ ](http://www.ttbook.org/book/true-detective-nic-pizzolatto "undefined")on Tuesday that: “Right now, we’re working with three leads. It takes place in California — not Los Angeles, but some of the much lesser known venues of California — and we’re going to try to capture a certain psychosphere ambiance of the place, much like we did in season one,” he said. Three leads. Three! That leaves so much more room for postulating. A #TrueDetectiveSeason2 hashtag is currently trending on Twitter that is full of incredible casting suggestions. Here are our favorites: [#TrueDetectiveSeason2](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrueDetectiveSeason2?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [pic.twitter.com/i8BABne3cK](http://t.co/i8BABne3cK "undefined") — dan (@DannyAston1) [May 27, 2014](https://twitter.com/DannyAston1/status/471327901447905280?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") These guys have my vote for the new team for [#TrueDetectiveSeason2](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrueDetectiveSeason2?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [pic.twitter.com/Byu0XFf1t8](http://t.co/Byu0XFf1t8 "undefined") — Jett Wells (@jett\_wells) [May 27, 2014](https://twitter.com/jett%5Fwells/status/471328247846666240?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") Here's What We Know About True Detective Season 2 So Far [#TrueDetectiveSeason2](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrueDetectiveSeason2?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [pic.twitter.com/PaOILFy29x](http://t.co/PaOILFy29x "undefined") — david but in survival mode (@Aerocles) [May 27, 2014](https://twitter.com/Aerocles/status/471315237908406273?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [#TrueDetectiveSeason2](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrueDetectiveSeason2?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [pic.twitter.com/0ojiTYuQgU](http://t.co/0ojiTYuQgU "undefined") — Michael Atlan (@FUNCULTUREPOP) [May 27, 2014](https://twitter.com/FUNCULTUREPOP/status/471309744121348096?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [#TrueDetectiveSeason2](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrueDetectiveSeason2?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [pic.twitter.com/aqSvM0TWSs](http://t.co/aqSvM0TWSs "undefined") — scott rising (@rising) [May 27, 2014](https://twitter.com/rising/status/471328197037273088?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") And in case you didn’t have enough of ’em this weekend: [#threeleads](https://twitter.com/hashtag/threeleads?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [#TrueDetectiveSeason2](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrueDetectiveSeason2?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") [pic.twitter.com/wXkVSQs0t7](http://t.co/wXkVSQs0t7 "undefined") — keepin' it real (@sissyka) [May 27, 2014](https://twitter.com/sissyka/status/471327234893287425?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") Please, God, no. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/119351/true-detective-season-two-nic-pizzolatto/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/119351/true-detective-season-two-nic-pizzolatto/"},"headline":"True Detective Season 2 Will Have Three Leads","datePublished":"2014-05-27T17:00:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:03:43.096Z","description":"Twitter erupted with new #TrueDetectiveSeason2 casting suggestions after writer-producer Nic Pizzolatto revealed that the HBO show's sophomore season would feature three main characters","url":"https://time.com/119351/true-detective-season-two-nic-pizzolatto/","keywords":["Television","twitter","True Detective","Casting"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08e4041465426060/698683ebcd6848b8f20936df/truedetective10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt08e4041465426060/698683ebcd6848b8f20936df/truedetective10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"truedetective10","caption":"","creditText":"Lacey Terrell—HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/119351/true-detective-season-two-nic-pizzolatto/","name":"True Detective Season 2 Will Have Three Leads"}}]}] ```