--- description: The casting news for the second season of the HBO crime drama continues to surprise title: True Detective Season 2: Rick Springfield and Ashley Hinshaw To Appear image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcde6a1ab1b884653/69876e65a988cae7216ab599/true-detective.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 # Rick Springfield and Ashley Hinshaw Snag Roles on _True Detective_ Season 2 by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 12, 2014 12:22 PM CUT  Actress Ashley and Rick Springfield. Actress Ashley and Rick Springfield.Jon Kopaloff—Getty Images;Noel Vasquez—Getty Images by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 12, 2014 12:22 PM CUT HBO alum Ashley Hinshaw and singer/former heart-throb Rick Springfield have both been cast for the upcoming second season of _True Detective_. [Deadline reports](http://deadline.com/2014/12/ashley-hinshaw-cast-true-detective-winston-duke-the-messengers-1201321091/ "undefined") that the _True Blood_ actress has landed a role on the show, appearing as a “troubled starlet” on the anthology crime drama. Meanwhile, [the _Hollywood_ _Reporter_ reveals](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/true-detective-season-2-rick-756591 "undefined") that Springfield will also appear on the show, though in what role and for how long is unclear. Hinshaw and Springfield will join Colin Farrell, Taylor Kitsch and Rachel McAdams, who are all playing cops, and Vince Vaughn, playing a career criminal. Details about the upcoming storyline have been murky — and [occasionally misleading](http://time.com/3082419/true-detective-season-two-cast/ "undefined") — but the season will deal with murder, corruption and conspiracy in California. \[[_Deadline_](http://deadline.com/2014/12/ashley-hinshaw-cast-true-detective-winston-duke-the-messengers-1201321091/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3631342/rick-springfield-ashley-hinshaw-true-detective-season-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3631342/rick-springfield-ashley-hinshaw-true-detective-season-2/"},"headline":"Rick Springfield and Ashley Hinshaw Snag Roles on True Detective Season 2","datePublished":"2014-12-12T12:22:38.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:48:21.973Z","description":"The casting news for the second season of the HBO crime drama continues to surprise","url":"https://time.com/3631342/rick-springfield-ashley-hinshaw-true-detective-season-2/","keywords":["Television","HBO","True Detective","True Blood"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcde6a1ab1b884653/69876e65a988cae7216ab599/true-detective.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcde6a1ab1b884653/69876e65a988cae7216ab599/true-detective.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"true detective","caption":"Actress Ashley and Rick Springfield.","creditText":"Jon Kopaloff—Getty Images;Noel Vasquez—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/3631342/rick-springfield-ashley-hinshaw-true-detective-season-2/","name":"Rick Springfield and Ashley Hinshaw Snag Roles on True Detective Season 2"}}]}] ```