Though the series nabbed him an Emmy in 2014, it looks like True Detective director Cary Fukunaga is breaking ties with the popular crime drama.

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While fans have accepted that Fukunaga has no intention of returning for the show's second season on HBO, he seems to have a few things to say about any future connection with the program.

"I'm really not that associated anymore," insisted the director during a recent interview with Slate. "I did my first season."

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Fukunaga also claimed that he doesn't know anything "official" in terms of who will be stepping in to director the show's second installment. This is perhaps most surprising given that the director will still be credited as an executive producer for the program's second season despite his disassociation.

The only director confirmed for the show's new season is Fast and Furious alum Justin Lin. According to Den of Geek on Jan. 31, Lin will be helming the first two episodes of the season. This leaves six episodes in need of two to three directors.

The crime drama's upcoming installment will star Vince Vaughn (career criminal Frank Semyon), Colin Farrell (Detective Ray Velcoro), Rachel McAdams (Detective Ani Bezzerides), and Taylor Kitsch (Officer Paul Woodrugh).

Creator Nic Pizzolatto has written all of the episodes, which will follow a series of events set in motion by the murder of a corrupt California city manager.

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

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