True Detective season 2 won't air until summer 2015

True Detective season 2 won't air until summer 2015
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Bad news, True Detective fans: at the Edinburgh TV Festival, HBO programming director Michael Lombardo revealed that the acclaimed drama won't air its highly anticipated second season anytime soon.

"We're going to start shooting it in September for it to air next summer," said Lombardo. He also confirmed several rumored details about season 2, including a California setting and three main characters — one of whom is female.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.