![]() ![]() Structured as an anthology series, where each season would bring back a new cast and a new mystery, True Detective returned again the next year trying to recapture the same magic. The show captivated audiences, featuring some of the best action (that one-take raid scene!) and creepiest imagery you'll ever see. Starring Woody Harrleson and Matthew McConaughey-who himself was in the midst of the "McConaissance," where a series of strong film choices led him to win the Academy Award for Best Actor only a few months later-the show brought together two things that TV was lacking at the time: star power and grisly, cynical, violent mystery. The first season of True Detective, which was released early in 2014, was a bona fide sensation. And while those shows range from "spectacular" at best to "entertaining" at the very worst, the truth is that this semi-recent trend is all rooted in the success of what has become one of HBO's most popular franchises: True Detective. IN THE LAST decade, HBO has become the top-tier home for shows in the subgenre of "dark, violent, sometimes disturbing, murder mystery limited series." The prestige cable giant has been lucky enough to call itself home to the likes of Mare of Easttown, The Outsider, The Undoing, Big Little Lies, Sharp Objects and Perry Mason, just to name a few. ![]()
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