Gwendoline Christie Joins Elisabeth Moss in TOP OF THE LAKE Season 2

The debut season of the 2013 crime drama Top of the Lake was a meditative and often dark look into the disappearance of a pregnant 12-year-old girl. It's a gorgeous show, with stunningly beautiful cinematography of its New Zealand setting and some stellar performances from its lead actors. Thanks to EW, we now know that two of TV's best supporting actresses are uniting for the series' second season. Gwendoline Christie (who plays Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones and briefly appeared as the mostly-useless Captain Phasma in Star Wars: The Force Awakens) has signed on to play a major role opposite Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss, who did excellent work in the first season and is returning to reprise her role of detective Robin Griffin. David Dencik (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Alice Englert (Beautiful Creatures), and Ewen Leslie (The Daughter) are all on board for this go-around as well.

Set four years after the events of season 1's finale, season 2 will begin with Moss's detective character investigating the death of an unidentified Asian girl whose body washes up on the shore of Australia's Bondi Beach.

Jane Campion co-wrote season 1's episodes with Gerard Lee, who's returning in that capacity for season 2, and she directed the first season with Garth Davis, who's being replaced by Ariel Kleiman for the new episodes. Top of the Lake Season 2 will air on SundanceTV and Hulu in the U.S. later this year and on BBC2 in the UK. If you haven't seen season one, I'd recommend checking it out, but beware — it's a little heavy.