Casting for season two of HBO's True Detective still remains a mystery, but it looks like the criminal drama might have a director to replace the departing Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre).

Series Creator Nic Pizzolatto Gives 'True Detective' Stars 'Homework'

Director William Friedkin is in talks with series creator Nic Pizzolatto, according to Indiewire Wednesday. Friedkin was present at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this week to receive the Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema, and opened up a little about his interest in True Detective.

"I am considering it," explained Friedkin when Indiewire's Jessica Kiang asked if he would ever direct the show. "I like the writer [Pizzolatto] very much. I've met him, and he's the real deal as far as I'm concerned".

'True Detective' Season 2 Rumors

The director added that coming in halfway through the series would not be an issue. "Now, all the new seasons are different so I'm not committed..." he said, "This new season has nothing to do with the last one. Except for him and his sensibility, which I think is extraordinary."

Unlike season one, which was directly entirely by Fukunaga, the second season will include multiple directors, meaning Friedkin could come onto the show without needing to making a long-term commitment there.

The 78-year-old Friedkin is considered a legendary director in Hollywood, directing The French Connection and The Exorcist back to back in 1971 and 1972, as well as To Live and Die in L.A. in 1985 and the 2011 drama Killer Joe, which starred True Detective alum Matthew McConaughey.

True Detective returns for season two on HBO in 2015.

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