True Detective (2014) follows detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart as they reopen a haunting Louisiana murder investigation spanning nearly two decades. Starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, this atmospheric crime drama blends serial-killer mystery, psychological thriller, police procedural, suspense, and dark philosophical drama into an unforgettable eight-episode first season.
In 2012, former detective partners Rust Cohle and Martin Hart recap one of their very first cases together involving a serial killer, back in 1995.
Cohle and Hart travel around trying to track down leads to their case. Darker sides of Hart's personal and family lives are revealed.
Cohle and Martin finally get a new wind in the case and can confirm a suspect. Cohle's theory becomes increasingly more convincing than ever.
Martin is faced with marital problems. The search for Reggie Ledoux leads the detectives to a motorcycle gang called the Iron Crusaders, which Rust worked undercover in the past.
Hart and Cohle share the spoils of a solved case; Papania and Gilbough confront the detectives with troubling new intelligence.
An overlooked detail provides Hart and Cohle with an important new lead in their 17-year-old case.
Cohle and Hart try to discover if a series of missing persons reports could be related to the Dora Lange murder and the Tuttle family.
An overlooked detail provides Hart and Cohle with an important new lead in their 17-year-old case.
