Years after they got assigned to investigate a strange murder, detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart are drawn back into their old lives to reflect on the connection between a series of murders and disappearances that terrorized a community in Louisiana.
The town of Vinci is rocked when a strange murder occurs, only for the investigation to stand as clear evidence of the rampant corruption that has taken over the town, impeding the efforts of the three officers assigned to the case.
Three decades after siblings Will and Julie Purcell went missing, an actual crime television show interviews the detective who worked on the case, forcing him to reflect on the twists, turns, and secrets of the yet-unsolved case.
In Ennis, Alaska, Detectives Danvers and Navarro struggle to confront darkness and horrific truths, in order to solve the mystery of a strange crime.