When True Detective landed in 2014 it was met with universal acclaim: the show, which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as brusque Louisiana detectives, picked up a number of glitzy award nominations and wins and was widely regarded as one of the strongest dramas of the year.
It was a no-brainer, then, that creator Nic Pizzolatto would follow with further series, and a second and third chapter premiered in 2015 and 2019. But despite boasting some stellar actors (Colin Farrell and Mahershala Ali lead the series respectively) and gripping plots, they failed to live up to the heights of the original.
