Character information isn’t exactly overwhelming at this point, but we know that the actor will play titular detective Wayne Hays, who works for the state police in Northwest Arkansas.
The first cast member to be announced — which coincided with the general Season 3 announcement — Mahershala Ali can boast True Detective as his latest must-watch series after having starred in House of Cards and Luke Cage.
In that way, Ali could be in for quite the challenging performance.
As we’ve seen in seasons past, just because somebody is on the right side of the law does not mean they are free from making terrible decisions that unleash horrifying circumstances.