True Detective Season 2: 10 Reasons To Be Excited

9. The Directing Talent

Cary Fukunaga won€™t be returning, although he is on board as an executive producer, meaning there€™s a pretty big void to fill behind the camera. To accomplish that, there won€™t be just one person directing all eight episodes. Justin Lin has directed the first two episodes, and he knows how to do action following his work on the Fast & Furious franchise, but also TV, having directed the original paintball episode of Community, Modern Warfare, which is one of the great sitcom episodes of recent years. This is a different beast to both, but he€™s shown he has the chops to handle it. Also helming an episode is David Attias, whose CV could hardly be any better for the show. Indeed, think of a major drama from the last 15 years and chances are he€™s directed at least one episode. The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, The Wire, Lost, The Walking Dead - he€™s worked on €˜em all, so his episode at least is in extremely safe hands. Miguel Supochnik is another addition to the directing team, and a cause for excitement himself having recently directed Hardhome, one of the very best episodes of Game of Thrones to date. He also directed The Gift, and in both he showed not only his ability to direct action, but also the smaller, character-driven moments, which is where True Detective really excels.