The Oscar-winning actor starred as a homicide cop opposite Woody Harrelson in the show's first season in 2014, and he said casting Ali in the upcoming third series of the crime anthology programme was a brilliant move, reported Femalefirst.
"Yeah, I heard the good news. That was a great idea to cast Mahershala.
"That's good for 'True Detective', and it's good for Mahershala. Nic (Pizzolatto's) writing is gonna be something that Mahershala will be very grounded in and bring to life. I'm excited to see what happens," McConaughey said.