1995: Detectives Martin Hart and Rust Cohle, partners in Louisiana's Criminal Investigation Division, are assigned to a macabre murder by a killer with disturbing occult leanings. As they attempt to uncover the secrets of this bizarre crime, their own lives collide and intertwine in unexpected, sometimes catastrophic ways.2012: When a similar case leads to an investigation of the original '95 murder by two new detectives, Martin and Rust separately tell the story of both the investigation and their lives, including why Cohle left CID in 2002.
Shot on location in Louisiana, the drama series TRUE DETECTIVE begins its eight-episode season Sunday, January 12 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Matthew McConaughey stars as Rust Cohle and Woody Harrelson stars as Martin Hart in the show, which also stars Michelle Monaghan as Hart's wife, Maggie, who struggles to keep her family together as the men in her life spiral into cycles of obsession and violence.