REVIEW: 'True Detective' S3

In this case, that story is the disappearance of two children, last seen riding their bikes around a depressing small town in Arkansas in 1980, and the subsequent investigation into their whereabouts by partners Wayne Hays (Moonlight’s Mahershala Ali) and Roland West (Stephen Dorff). While the season’s plot might be wholly original, the format harks back to the show’s highly acclaimed first season with the narrative taking place in three different time periods – 1980; 10 years later when Hays is asked to give a deposition in relation to the original investigation; and 2015 when he is being interviewed by a journalist about the case.