In the most recent development relating to the casting for the second season of True Detective it has been revealed that Jessica Chastain has been offered a leading role.

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Nerdist reported that the actress was being eyed for a main part in the HBO detective series. Until now, all the buzz was about Brad Pitt set to star. Even is Chastain is set to co-lead with Pitt, she seems like an ideal fit for the show after she captured shades of the steely grit of a detective with her role in Zero Dark Thirty.

Recently Mirror TV reported that Pitt seems to have agreed to take the part on.

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Pitt was being championed for the part of male lead in the second season for quite a while now but there were a bunch of reckon-able female actors who were apparently up for consideration too. It is also being believed that Nic Pizzolatto is looking to give the show a feminist turn.

Enstars reported that Kate Mara and Ellen Page have also been added in the stars being considered for roles and now it seems like Emma Stone has gone and upped the competition by stating that she would be very keen on nabbing a part in the HBO mini-series second cycle. In an interview with Vogue, Stone was also clear about who she'd like for a partner, Kristen Wiig is her pick.

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"That would be amazing. I would do True Detective with Kristen Wiig in a heartbeat," she told the publication when asked if she would be interested in working on it.

The first season of the show which was a critical success starred Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey in the lead roles as a pair of detectives who return to an unsolved case about a ritualistic serial killer after around a decade.

The first season of the series was was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga.

Watch the official trailer for True Detective's first season:

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