‘True Detective’ Starts on HBO Jan. 13

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Season three of anthology crime drama True Detective starts on HBO Sunday, Jan. 13. The season has eight episodes.

The new season tells the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks, and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods. Mahershala Ali stars as Wayne Hays, a state police detective from Northwest Arkansas. Carmen Ejogo and Stephen Dorff also star in season three.

Nic Pizzolatto created True Detective. Season one had Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and generated considerable buzz.

Season two, with Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams and Vince Vaughn, was less well received.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.