--- description: Including Rachel McAdams title: 'True Detective' Confirms 3 More Cast Members image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6540fd43e2c1e0a3/69876ab8f887dc6139e8892c/truedetective011.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_ Confirms 3 More Cast Members by [Entertainment Weekly / James Hibberd](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Entertainment Weekly / James Hibberd Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 8:49 PM CUT  'True Detective' 'True Detective'JIm Bridges—HBO by [Entertainment Weekly / James Hibberd](/author/entertainment-weekly/) ## Entertainment Weekly / James Hibberd Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 8:49 PM CUT HBO is announcing some more cast members for _True Detective_ season two. The network has finally officially confirmed that Rachel McAdams (_Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows_) and Kelly Reilly (Black Box) have joined as female leads, along with Taylor Kitsch (_Lone Survivor_) in a major role. Here are the official descriptions: **Rachel McAdams as Ani Bezzerides**, a Ventura County Sheriff’s detective whose uncompromising ethics put her at odds with others and the system she serves. **Taylor Kitsch as Paul Woodrugh**, a war veteran and motorcycle officer for the California Highway Patrol, running from a difficult past and the sudden glare of a scandal that never happened. **Kelly Reilly as Jordan**, Frank Semyon’s wife, a former D-list actress who is a full partner in his enterprises and ambitions. Previously confirmed cast: **Colin Farrell as Ray Velcoro**, a compromised detective whose allegiances are torn between his masters in a corrupt police department and the mobster who owns him. **Vince Vaughn as Frank Semyon**, a criminal and entrepreneur in danger of losing his empire when his move into legitimate enterprise is upended by the murder of a business partner. [_This article originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly_](http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/11/24/true-detective-cast/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3603423/true-detective-new-cast-members/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3603423/true-detective-new-cast-members/"},"headline":"True Detective Confirms 3 More Cast Members","datePublished":"2014-11-24T20:49:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:20:32.949Z","description":"Including Rachel McAdams","url":"https://time.com/3603423/true-detective-new-cast-members/","keywords":["Television","True Detective"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6540fd43e2c1e0a3/69876ab8f887dc6139e8892c/truedetective011.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Entertainment Weekly / James Hibberd"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6540fd43e2c1e0a3/69876ab8f887dc6139e8892c/truedetective011.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"HBO's \"True Detective\" Season 1 / Director: Cary Fukunaga","caption":"HBO's \"True Detective\" Season 1 / Director: Cary Fukunaga","creditText":"JIm Bridges—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/3603423/true-detective-new-cast-members/","name":"True Detective Confirms 3 More Cast Members"}}]}] ```