--- description: There is no shortage of rumored contenders, though Taylor Kitsch and Rachel McAdams seem to be leading the pack title: True Detective Season 2: Who Should Play the Other Two Leads? image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bc9f734db43ae0b/6986a532810bbb464dc939e0/true-detective-poll.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 # Who Should Be the Two Other Leads in the Second Season of _True Detective_? by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2014 2:57 PM CUT  From left: Michael Fassbender, Rachel McAdams, Russell Crowe From left: Michael Fassbender, Rachel McAdams, Russell CroweGetty Images (3) by [Eric Dodds](/author/eric-dodds/) ## Eric Dodds Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 26, 2014 2:57 PM CUT On Tuesday, HBO announced that two of the leads for the upcoming season of _True Detective_ would be [Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell](http://time.com/3422764/vince-vaughn-colin-farrell-true-detective/ "undefined"). In that [very same press release](http://hbob2b.vo.llnwd.net/u/mr%5Ftwitter/September2014/truedetective%5Fseason2%5Falert.pdf "undefined"), it was also confirmed that there were still two other leads yet to be cast. According to most reports, those two remaining roles will be filled by a man and a woman. In the last 48 hours, rumors have swirled that [the network is set to tab Rachel McAdams](http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/rachel-mcadams-true-detective-female-lead-1201302327/ "undefined") (_Wedding Crashers_, _The Notebook_) and Taylor Kitsch (_Friday Night Lights_, _Lone Survivor_) to fill out the lead cast. Until that time, however, viewers are free to speculate wildly and voice their opinions about all the actors who have been rumored for the cast — even those who have denied their involvement or the ones that seem highly improbable. But in this poll, all things are possible. Cast your votes below: ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3423541/true-detective-season-2-cast-poll/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3423541/true-detective-season-2-cast-poll/"},"headline":"Who Should Be the Two Other Leads in the Second Season of True Detective?","datePublished":"2014-09-26T14:57:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:22:19.253Z","description":"There is no shortage of rumored contenders","url":"https://time.com/3423541/true-detective-season-2-cast-poll/","keywords":["Television","HBO","True Detective"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bc9f734db43ae0b/6986a532810bbb464dc939e0/true-detective-poll.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Dodds","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-dodds/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4bc9f734db43ae0b/6986a532810bbb464dc939e0/true-detective-poll.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"True Detective","caption":"True Detective","creditText":"Getty Images (3)","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/3423541/true-detective-season-2-cast-poll/","name":"Who Should Be the Two Other Leads in the Second Season of True Detective?"}}]}] ```