HBO is looking to keep as many details about “True Detective” season two on lockdown, but in the age of internet, it’s inevitable that we have, at the very least, a somewhat simple understanding of what the next season entails. The official logline states the plot revolves around three police officers (Colin Farrell, Taylor Kitsch, Rachel McAdams) and a career criminal (Vince Vaughn) who must navigate a web of conspiracy in the aftermath of a murder. We also know the show involves the transportation industry and occult in some manner, and now a few more details have surfaced. So, in case you really want to keep things fresh going in, **spoilers ahead**.
But first, THR reports that porn stars Amia Miley (fun fact: she was in that “Power/Rangers” bootleg movie) and Peta Jensen (obviously, Google these folks at home) have both been cast for what the trade describes as “a deliriously vast, ‘Eyes Wide Shut‘-caliber orgy sequence involving dozens of naked bodies.” If it really is like “Eyes Wide Shut,” it might be terrible and unerotic in the end, and people should probably stop using that movie as a reference point. Of more interest are the plot details being put forth by Movie PIlot:
The season is due to kick off with the dead body of a corrupt politician being found along the Pacific Coast Highway with satanic symbols carved into his chest. California Highway Patrol officers Colin Farrell and Taylor Kitsch are assigned the case. It turns out the victim is a known associate of Vince Vaughn’s character and this dead man had a dark side involving some associations with S&M clubs – but perhaps most importantly, the man was in the middle of brokering a big deal that would solve the state’s gridlock problem.
That sounds about right, given the bits and pieces that have been flying around, but we’d imagine the story opens up onto a bigger, weirder canvas, much as the first season did. While time may be a flat circle, we still don’t know the premiere date for the second season, but presumably it’ll drop before the end of the year.
