Vince Vaughn is moving into the "more adult" part of his career, and he believes True Detective is a great starting point.

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The actor, who is set to play career criminal Frank Semyon for the crime drama's second season, insists that working with creator and writer Nic Pizzolatto has been amazing.

"Nic is very unique because he writers literally every episode himself," Vaughn told Variety on Wednesday. "And it's such adult storytelling. You investigate a specific culture ad really climb in and explore it over a long period of time."

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While many considered Vaughn, known throughout most of his career as a comedic actor from films like Dodgeball and Wedding Crashers, as an unlikely choice for True Detective, Pizzolatto is pleased to be working with the star.

"I always thought Vince was a great actor," explained the writer. "I remember these independent dramas he was just great in. In his maturity I think he wears in history in a rugged, old-school manner. I see echoes of Robert Michum and James Garner in the kind of figure he cuts, and I think it's going to be gratifying for people to see his skills put to this kind of use."

This season, True Detective will follow the murder of a corrupt city manager on California, with Vaughn starring alongside Colin Farrell (Detective Ray Velcoro), Rachel McAdams (Detective Ani Bezzerides), and Taylor Kitsch (Paul Woodrugh).

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

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