![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It was stuffed with big stars (Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughn) but hinged on a story that was as hilariously grim as it was impossible to understand. Then, in 2015, came True Detective Season 2, which was wild, woolly, and largely incomprehensible. But there was also a confidence behind the camera and a thoughtfulness to the two lead performances that made the show so special, even though it wound its way to a surprisingly ordinary conclusion. Yes, there were otherworldly embellishments woven into the tale of the detectives Rust Cohle (played by Matthew McConaughey) and Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson) on the trail of a serial killer. The HBO series was the oldest kind of small-screen story-a cop show following one mysterious case-given a crisp, cinematic form. When True Detective arrived on television in 2014, it somehow felt both seismic and familiar.
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