After starring in Sofia Coppola‘s “Somewhere,” we thought Stephen Dorff might get his own Dorffaissance. Alas, it didn’t really happen as he bounced around from forgettable blockbusters (“Immortals“) to forgotten indies (“The Motel Life“) to horror retreads (“Leatherface“). Well, another chance to revitalize his career is arriving.
The actor has joined HBO‘s highly anticipated “True Detective” season three. Dorff will be playing Mahershala Ali’s partner Roland West, with the story taking audiences to the Ozarks for another decades spanning tale, centering around a “macabre crime… and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods.” Sounds about right. Rounding out the cast so far is Carmen Ejogo, a schoolteacher who has a connection to two children that have gone missing.
Series creator Nic Pizzolatto and Jeremy Saulnier will both be directing this season, though no premiere date or episode count have been revealed just yet. Either way, let’s hope season two was a hiccup because this is sounding very, very promising already. [EW]