(CNN) -- If you placed bets on Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch joining the cast of "True Detective," it's time to collect your winnings. 

After weeks of rumors, HBO has confirmed that McAdams, Kitsch and Kelly Reilly will also star in the second season of the network's acclaimed drama. 

HBO, which shares a parent company with CNN, announced in September that Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn were going to be "True Detective's" season 2 leads. 

The series, created and written by Nic Pizzolatto, follows a new story each season. 

Its first season, which premiered earlier this year, focused on two detectives embroiled in a years-long hunt for a serial killer. It was an immediate hit, and at the 2014 Emmys "True Detective" picked up 12 nominations. That included two best lead actor in a drama nods for stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. 

The second season still involves detective work, but this time around the story is set in California. According to HBO, this season "three police officers and a career criminal must navigate a web of conspiracy in the aftermath of a murder." 

Colin Farrell plays a "compromised detective" named Ray Velcoro, "whose allegiances are torn between his masters in a corrupt police department and the mobster who owns him." Vaughn stars as a criminal and entrepreneur named Frank Semyon, who's "in danger of losing his empire when his move into legitimate enterprise is upended by the murder of a business partner." 

"Sherlock Holmes" actress Kelly Reilly will play the wife of Vaughn's character, and Rachel McAdams will play a county sheriff named Ani Bezzerides, whose "uncompromising ethics put her at odds with others and the system she serves." 
On which channel does True Detectives air?
Which season is soon to air?
Who will be the leads?
Who wrote the series?
Was the first season popular?
How many Emmy nominations did it receive?
Did it win any?
Who were the lead actors of the first season?
Who will play Ray Velcoro?
And who will Vince Vaughn play?
Who will play that character's wife?
Who will play the county sheriff?
Where will this season be set?
What was the premise of the first season?
What about the second season?
Is one of the characters in the new season a seasoned criminal?
Which character?
Is the police department honest?
Which character has strong ethics?
Who else struggles with corruption and criminal ties?
HBO
HBO
Two
2
Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn
Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn
Nic Pizzolatto
 Nic Pizzolatto
Yes
 acclaimed drama
12
12
unknown
unknown
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson
Colin Farrell
Colin Farrell
Frank Semyon
 Frank Semyon
Kelly Reilly
Kelly Reilly
Rachel McAdams
Rachel McAdams
in California
in California
It focused on two detectives embroiled in a years-long hunt for a serial killer
 focused on two detectives embroiled in a years-long hunt for a serial killer
The second season still involves detective work
The second season still involves detective work
Yes
Vaughn stars as a criminal
Frank Semyon
Frank Semyon
No
"uncompromising ethics put her at odds with others and the system she serves
Ani Bezzerides does
 Ani Bezzerides
Ray Velcoro
Ray Velcoro