True Detective
The Long Bright Dark
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 2014-01-12
Synopsis
Former Louisiana State CID partners Martin Hart and Rustin Cohle give separate statements to a pair of investigators about the murder of a prostitute, Dora Lange, 17 years earlier. As they look back, details of the crime, replete with occult overtones, are accompanied by insights into the detectives' volatile partnership and personal lives.
From the desk: True Detective opens its catalog run with “The Long Bright Dark” (2014-01-12). Made limited-run prestige crime a seasonal event format. Season 1 mythos vs. later whiplash — and Night Country's new discourse wave.
In the series
This episode is part of True Detective (2014–present) on HBO.
Anthology noir with movie-star detectives and seasons that live or die on vibe.
Key cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Rust Cohle (S1)
- Woody Harrelson as Marty Hart (S1)
- Mahershala Ali as Wayne Hays (S3)
- Jodie Foster as Liz Danvers (S4)
- Kali Reis as Evangeline Navarro (S4)