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Will True Detective ever cast a female character who’s not a long-suffering wife, a prostitute, or a victim of unspeakable sexual horror? Maybe, but not this week: Deadline reports that four new recurring characters are close to joining the cast, including Mad Men’s Abigail Spencer as “Alicia, the survivor of a sexual attack,†and The Hunger Games’ Leven Rambin as “Sophia, a beauty with a history of drug problems.†More encouraging is the addition of Sherlock’s Kelly Reilly, playing a character only described as “self-possessed.†We’ll take it!