Dozens of actors were rumored to be involved with True Detective's second season on HBO this year before the final casting decision was made, but this week Chris Rock made the point that each and every one of them had one major thing in common.

On Wednesday the actor and comedian addressed racial inequality in Hollywood, writing in The Hollywood Reporter that entertainment is still a "white industry."

"Literally everyone in town was up for that part, unless you were black," wrote Rock of the role which ultimately went to actress Rachel McAdams.

"I never heard anyone go, 'Is it going to be Amy Adams or Gabrielle Union?' for that show," he explained, claiming that not a single black woman was even rumored to be involved with the HBO hit.

"I didn't hear one black girl's name on those lists. Not one…" noted Rock, "And I haven't read the script, but something tells me if Gabrielle Union were Colin Farrell's wife, it wouldn't change a thing."

While True Detective boasted big name stars for season 1 and has continued to do so for season 2, both casts are predominantly white.

Over the last month the final cast for the show's second season has been filled in with, as Rock had noted, white actors. The new episodes will take place in California following a career criminal played by Vince Vaughn (Into The Wild) and police officers played by Colin Farrell (Minority Report), Taylor Kitsch (Lone Survivor), and Rachel McAdams (A Most Wanted Man).

True Detective will return on HBO for a second season mid-2015.

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