First Teaser Trailer for True Detective Season 2, Plus June Premiere Date

It’s time to return to the dark world of True Detective. HBO has just released the teaser trailer for the second season of the critically acclaimed, Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated crime series, along with photos and an official premiere date of Sunday, June 21—we’re already surprisingly close to this show’s return.

The synopsis for True Detective season 2 is as follows:

“A bizarre murder brings together three law-enforcement officers and a career criminal, each of whom must navigate a web of conspiracy and betrayal in the scorched landscapes of California. Colin Farrell is Ray Velcoro, a compromised detective in the all-industrial City of Vinci, LA County. Vince Vaughn plays Frank Semyon, a criminal and entrepreneur in danger of losing his life’s work, while his wife and closest ally (Kelly Reilly), struggles with his choices and her own. Rachel McAdams is Ani Bezzerides, a Ventura County Sheriff’s detective often at odds with the system she serves, while Taylor Kitsch plays Paul Woodrugh, a war veteran and motorcycle cop for the California Highway Patrol who discovers a crime scene that triggers an investigation involving three law enforcement groups, multiple criminal collusions, and billions of dollars.”

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The clip gives us a good look at each of the protagonists including Colin Farrell doing his best Rust Cohle impression, complete with the mustache, long hair and chain smoking, Vince Vaughn being very serious, Rachel McAdams taking charge and leading a full squad of officers, and Taylor Kitsch getting into a fight. Just about everyone is looking very moody and sleep-deprived and it’s all set to the same haunting, melancholic soundtrack we’ve come to know and love from True Detective.

Creator Nic Pizzolatto has written all eight episodes of the new season, as he did with the first season, and Justin Lin is set to direct the first two episodes, taking over for Cary Joji Fukunaga.