<P> Constructed as a nonlinear narrative , season one focuses on Louisiana State Police homicide detectives Rustin `` Rust '' Cohle ( McConaughey ) and Martin `` Marty '' Hart ( Harrelson ) , who investigated the murder of prostitute Dora Lange in 1995 . Seventeen years later , they must revisit the investigation , along with several other unsolved crimes . During this time , Hart 's infidelity threatens his marriage to Maggie ( Monaghan ) , and Cohle struggles to cope with his troubled past . True Detective 's first season explores themes of philosophical pessimism , masculinity , and Christianity ; critics have analyzed the show 's portrayal of women , its auteurist sensibility , and the influence of comics and weird horror fiction on its narrative . </P>
<P> Constructed as a nonlinear narrative , season one focuses on Louisiana State Police homicide detectives Rustin `` Rust '' Cohle ( McConaughey ) and Martin `` Marty '' Hart ( Harrelson ) , who investigated the murder of prostitute Dora Lange in 1995 . Seventeen years later , they must revisit the investigation , along with several other unsolved crimes . During this time , Hart 's infidelity threatens his marriage to Maggie ( Monaghan ) , and Cohle struggles to cope with his troubled past . True Detective 's first season explores themes of philosophical pessimism , masculinity , and Christianity ; critics have analyzed the show 's portrayal of women , its auteurist sensibility , and the influence of comics and weird horror fiction on its narrative . </P>
where does true detective season 1 take place
where does true detective season 1 take place
Louisiana
Louisiana