True Detective was one of the newer wave of prestige television shows in the 2010s that helped set a new benchmark for what episodic format stories could do. The first season, which premiered in 2014, was met with critical acclaim, garnering five Emmy Awards when it first aired. Among the many nominations were two for its lead actors: Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, who played two partners assigned to an unsettling murder case that spans decades. The show would go on to spawn three more seasons, taking on an anthology format and featuring a new backdrop and characters with each new entry.

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