--- description: Taylor Kitsch, who has been largely absent from the screen in the past year, would be the show’s third unmasked actor. title: True Detective Season 2: Taylor Kitsch Confirms He's Involved image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdad5bb5a4a1c4a71/698762f7e53aba4d744d546d/457750036.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 # Taylor Kitsch Confirms Involvement in _True Detective_ Season 2  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 28, 2014 12:34 AM CUT  Actor Taylor Kitsch attends the GQ x LaCoste Sport Pop-Up on Oct. 23, 2014 in New York City. Actor Taylor Kitsch attends the GQ x LaCoste Sport Pop-Up on Oct. 23, 2014 in New York City.Noam Galai—WireImage/Getty Images  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 28, 2014 12:34 AM CUT HBO and the _True Detective_ crew have remained tight-lipped about the next season of the hit show, [confirming last month](http://time.com/3422764/vince-vaughn-colin-farrell-true-detective/ "undefined") only that Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn will be featured. Now Taylor Kitsch, the star of the 2006 drama series _Friday Night Lights_ who has been largely absent from the screen in the past year, has confirmed that he, too, has jumped on board for _True Detective_‘s second season. Kitsch told AdWeek–which reported that the actor is nearing a deal, citing unnamed sources–that he will be working on the show. “I’m really excited. I’ve just been prepping,” he [said](http://time.com/3422764/vince-vaughn-colin-farrell-true-detective/ "undefined"). “It’s been almost a full year since I’ve been on camera, so I’m itching, man. I’m overdue.” The show is slated for eight episodes, like the first season, and begins production this fall in California. \[[_AdWeek_](http://time.com/3422764/vince-vaughn-colin-farrell-true-detective/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3542506/taylor-kitsch-confirms-hes-involved-in-true-detective-season-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3542506/taylor-kitsch-confirms-hes-involved-in-true-detective-season-2/"},"headline":"Taylor Kitsch Confirms Involvement in True Detective Season 2","datePublished":"2014-10-28T00:34:26.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:02:37.956Z","description":"\"I’m itching, man. I’m overdue\"","url":"https://time.com/3542506/taylor-kitsch-confirms-hes-involved-in-true-detective-season-2/","keywords":["Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdad5bb5a4a1c4a71/698762f7e53aba4d744d546d/457750036.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdad5bb5a4a1c4a71/698762f7e53aba4d744d546d/457750036.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"GQ x LaCoste Sport Pop-Up","caption":"Actor Taylor Kitsch attends the GQ x LaCoste Sport Pop-Up on October 23, 2014 in New York City.","creditText":"Noam Galai—WireImage/Getty Images","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/3542506/taylor-kitsch-confirms-hes-involved-in-true-detective-season-2/","name":"Taylor Kitsch Confirms Involvement in True Detective Season 2"}}]}] ```