C.S. Lee joins season two of 'True Detective'

'Dexter' star will recur in HBO's hit crime drama as a "smooth and polished" politician.



Some interesting TV casting news... Actor C.S. Lee, who you know and love as forensics investigator Vince Masuka from Dexter, has joined the cast of True Detective as a "smooth and polished" politician.

'True Detective' Enlists 'Dexter' Alum for Season 2 (Exclusive)

Lee will have a recurring role on the second season of HBO's hit crime drama anthology series, which centers on three police officers and a career criminal investigating murder and conspiracy. The starring cast includes Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch and Kelly Reilly.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Lee will play Richard Geldof, a state attorney general with grand political ambitions. He is described as "well-spoken and intelligent, with an unmoored moral compass."

Justin Lin in talks to direct 'True Detective'

Rumor has it, he'll direct the first two episodes of season two



Whaaaaaaat. This oughta be pretty cool. Rumor has it, Fast & Furious director Justin Lin is in talks to direct a couple of episodes of the highly anticipated second season of HBO's True Detective.

Justin Lin Eyed To Direct 'True Detective'

According to Deadline, Justin is talks to direct at least the first two episodes of the critically-acclaimed crime drama's second season. Cary Fukunaga, who directed all eight episodes of season one and won an Emmy for best director for a drama series, is moving on to other feature projects but will remain on as executive producer.

Other details about season two -- mostly unconfirmed -- are pretty slim:

True Detective's Cary Fukunaga wins Emmy for Best Director

And the internet discovers its newest man-braided crush.



Well, the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards were presented on Monday night, and somewhere in between Sofia Vergara being summarily objectified and Breaking Bad winning, it was the usual mostly white affair.

But big congratulations to Cary Joji Fukunaga, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Director for a Drama Series for his work on HBO's True Detective. If you've seen the show, you have to admit it's one hell of an accomplishment, considering that Fukunaga directed all eight episodes of the acclaimed cable crime drama's first season. It's basically an eight-hour-long movie.

Mr. Fukunaga also instantly earned himself a legion of fans during the Emmy broadcast, with Twitter users collectively swooning and fanning themselves over his suddenly-realized panty-exploding hotness. With the help of those party-in-the-back man-braids, the red-hot filmmaker cleaned up quite nicely.

Here's the moment everyone realized Cary Joji Fukunaga is hot: