True Detective is an anthology series that follows a different set of law enforcement agents, with each season structured as a self-contained narrative. Unlike other crime dramas before it, True Detective fills out its cast with high-profile actors. The first season starred Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey as State Detectives Martin Hart and Rust Cohle. Much to many fans of the first season upset, Harrelson and McConaughey only returned as producers, leaving the leading roles to a new group of Hollywood A-listers.