--- description: The second season of the Emmy-nominated True Detective is due to screen in the summer title: HBO's 'True Detective' Releases Hauntingly Brilliant Posters image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # HBO's _True Detective_ Releases Hauntingly Brilliant Promo Posters by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 23, 2015 9:30 AM CUT by [Kevin McSpadden](/author/kevin-mcspadden/) ## Kevin McSpadden Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 23, 2015 9:30 AM CUT HBO teased fans of the hit series _True Detective_ Wednesday by releasing three posters with an animated twist while reminding all of us that “we get the world we deserve.” > [](https://twitter.com/TrueDetective/status/590982928475230209) Much like the ominous mood that bestowed season one, the posters transport viewers to this year’s scorched California setting by using .gif-style animations with eery themes. > [](https://twitter.com/TrueDetective/status/590953093883416577) Season two is a star-studded affair with Colin Farrell, Taylor Kitsch and Rachel McAdams playing three police officers ensnared in a [murder](http://www.hbo.com/true-detective#/ "undefined") full of conspiracy and treachery. Vince Vaughn also stars as a professional criminal whose enterprise is at risk because of the killing, according to HBO. > [](https://twitter.com/TrueDetective/status/590923135010111488) HBO released a teaser on April 9, which you can check out below. _Read next:_ [_Forget TV — This Is the Best Streaming Service for Movies_](http://time.com/3825376/best-movie-streaming-service-netflix-hbo-hulu-amazon/?iid=time%5Freadnext "undefined") [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/autoplay/?xid=spl-fullbrief-article "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3832421/true-detective-hbo-television-matthew-mcconaughey-truedetectiveseason2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3832421/true-detective-hbo-television-matthew-mcconaughey-truedetectiveseason2/"},"headline":"HBO's True Detective Releases Hauntingly Brilliant Promo Posters","datePublished":"2015-04-23T09:30:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T06:36:20.943Z","description":"The second season of the Emmy-nominated series is due to screen in the summer","url":"https://time.com/3832421/true-detective-hbo-television-matthew-mcconaughey-truedetectiveseason2/","keywords":["Murder","Television","HBO","True Detective","Matthew McConaughey","entertainment","drama"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin McSpadden","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-mcspadden/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"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/3832421/true-detective-hbo-television-matthew-mcconaughey-truedetectiveseason2/","name":"HBO's True Detective Releases Hauntingly Brilliant Promo Posters"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"True Detective Tease (HBO)","description":"Prepare to be tantalised in this teaser trailer for Season 2 of HBO's 'True Detective.'","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/eEZMyObV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-04-23T02:39:18.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/eEZMyObV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3832421/true-detective-hbo-television-matthew-mcconaughey-truedetectiveseason2/","duration":"PT1M","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3832421/true-detective-hbo-television-matthew-mcconaughey-truedetectiveseason2/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```