Simmons On The Rise

The supporting cast for HBO's new series True Detective continues to get filled out, according to a report in Variety. The eight-episode series stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as a pair of cops whose lives intersect during a 17-year serial killer investigation in Louisiana. Lili Simmons has now reportedly been added as an underage prostitute who was friends with one of the victims and then reconnects with Harrelson's character seven years after one of the murders.

Former Disney Channel ingénue Simmons is a fast-rising talent already installed in the HBO stable. She currently burns up the screen on sister net Cinemax's original series Banshee, starring as Rebecca Bowman, a local Amish girl who lives a devout life by day but is a rebellious, sexually adventurous party girl by night. With Alexandra Daddario and Elizabeth Reaser already signed on for the project, True Detective is slowly becoming one of the most highly anticipated new shows of the year.


Also recently added to the cast are Jay O. Sanders, who will play a televangelist with an enormous reach in the state of Louisiana, and Brad Carter as the ex-husband of a victim who is currently in prison and may have a connection to the murder. Michelle Monaghan was previously cast as Harrelson's wife. The series will offer viewers different time frames and perspectives, with each season bringing about a new case. Nic Pizzolatto will write True Detective while Cary Fukunaga is set to direct the entire series.