HBO’s newest drama follows the new trend of reinventing a series with each new season (à la American Horror Story), although this one seems poised to refresh not just its settings and storyline, but also its cast, at least as far as top billing goes.
Season 1 was headlined by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson and they both did a fantastic job. McConaughey was also lucky enough to have True Detective premiere right around Oscar time (where he was up for Best Actor for Dallas Buyers Club, which only boosted his chances. He ultimately won, together win countless accolades for this role, which was hailed as further proof of his renaissance.
The co-stars play detectives on the trail of a serial killer who seems to have operated along the Gulf of Mexico coastline for many years, kidnapping, raping, torturing, and ultimately killing countless victims.
If you like detective stories this is definitely worth seeing. Not only it’s well acted, the scripts, although convoluted, are well written and the locations, cinematography, and direction are all top notch.
Grade – Season 1: 8
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