"True Detective" season 2 is nearing its summer premiere and according to a report from Den of Geek, it will be a brand new story with new characters and setting, being unrelated to the first season. That said, the report explains that series creator Nic Pizzolatto will keep the dark tone that has become a staple of the series. 

HBO programming director Michael Lombardo explained that although the next season will still remain dark and gritty, it will be bit lighter in tone than the first one. 

"It's still dark," Lombardo told Variety. "Nic explores the darkness in people's souls ... It's not as dark, but it's not a light ride. Nic likes looking into the crevices of the soul." 

Season 2 will now take place in a fictional city in California and will revolve around the murder of one Ben Caspar, a corrupt city manager. Caspar is found dead along the Pacific Coast Highway near Big Sur and has all sorts of satanic symbols carved onto his chest. It is later revealed that he is into rough sex and is involved with the occult. 

In essence, this makes it seem like familiar ground since season 1 also dealt with a satanic cult but the main difference this time is that the investigators are no longer partners. The three main investigators are played by Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, and Taylor Kitsch. Vince Vaughn is portraying a villainous businessman connected to the mob. 

The three investigators come from different locations and are all from different branches of law enforcement. McAdams portrays Ani Bezzirades, a detective of the Venture County Sheriff's office; Farrell plays Ray Velcoro, a Highway Patrol officer for the state of California; and Kitsch plays Paul Woodrugh, a motorcycle officer of the Highway Patrol. 

"True Detective" season 2 premieres on June 21.