'True Detective' Teaser: Mahershala Ali's Memory Is a Mess in First Look at Season 3 (Video)

Uh, you doing OK, Mahershala Ali?

On Sunday, HBO released the teaser for Season 3 of “True Detective,” which included a first look at Ali in action on the next chapter of the Nic Pizzolatto drama. Actually, a first look at multiple versions of Ali — all of whom look haunted.

“Before you ever knew me, I wasn’t scared much,” Ali’s Wayne Hays, a state police detective in the Ozarks, says in a voiceover on the 1-minute, 11-second clip. “I wasn’t a fearful man. Things I’ve seen, things I know, wouldn’t do anything but cause harm. My whole brain’s a bunch of missing pieces.”

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The footage then jumps between Hays as a young man and an old man, preparing viewers for the mystery that will unfold in different timelines — much like the series’ first season — when “True Detective” returns in January 2019.

Here’s the official logline for the coming season, courtesy of HBO: The next installment of “True Detective” tells the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks, and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods.

“True Detective” Season 3 stars Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Mamie Gummer and Scoot McNairy, and is directed by Pizzolatto, Jeremy Saulnier (“Blue Ruin”) and Daniel Sackheim (“The Leftovers”).

Also Read: 'True Detective' Season 3 Adds 'Justice League' Star Ray Fisher as Series Regular

Watch the trailer above.

Season 3 of “True Detective” will premiere in January 2019 on HBO.

The Evolution of Rachel McAdams: From 'Mean Girls' to 'Game Night' (Photos)

Rachel McAdams has played everything from the bitchy prom queen in "Mean Girls" to the studious and cutthroat journalist in "Spotlight," demonstrating range as a dramatic actress and comedienne. This week she stars in the R-rated comedy "Game Night" alongside Jason Bateman. Maybe "Fetch" was never going to happen, but looking back at her career, you knew McAdams would eventually hit it big.
"The Famous Jett Jackson"
Cute little Rachel McAdams got her break playing a guest role on the Disney Channel show "The Famous Jett Jackson."
Disney
"Mean Girls"
She then showed her darker side and terrified us as queen bee Regina George in the 2004 comedy "Mean Girls."
Paramount Pictures
"The Notebook"
Pull out the Kleenex! McAdams and Ryan Gosling stole our hearts in the epic 2004 tearjerker "The Notebook," based on a Nicholas Sparks novel.
New Line Cinema
"Wedding Crashers"
McAdams came along for the raunchy ride with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in 2005's hit comedy "Wedding Crashers."
New Line Cinema
"The Lucky Ones"
McAdams played a soldier returning from war alongside Tim Robbins in 2008's "The Lucky Ones."
Lionsgate
"Sherlock Holmes"
McAdams made a turn toward mainstream franchises, playing a professional thief in 2009's "Sherlock Holmes" with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law.
Warner Bros
"Midnight in Paris"
McAdams teamed up with Owen Wilson (again) and Woody Allen for the 2011 Oscar winner "Midnight in Paris," kicking off a stretch of prestige films in which she worked with auteur director such as Terrence Malick on "To the Wonder," Brian de Palma on "Passion" and Wim Wenders on "Every Thing Will Be Fine."
Sony Pictures Classics
"A Most Wanted Man"
The actress co-starred with the late Philip Seymour Hoffman in one of his last roles in 2014's "A Most Wanted Man," directed by Anton Corbijn.
Roadside Attractions
"Aloha"
McAdams put on a lei and a hula dress to join Bradley Cooper and Emma Stone in the 2015 Hawaiian-based misfire.
Sony Pictures
"True Detective"
McAdams plays a detective with strong morals struggling in a corrupt system in Season 2 of HBO's "True Detective."
HBO
"Spotlight"
McAdams would be nominated for her first Oscar for portraying Boston Globe journalist Sacha Pfeiffer in the Best Picture-winning "Spotlight."
Open Road Films
"Doctor Strange"
McAdams made her superhero movie debut in 2016, starring as a surgeon opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in the Marvel film "Doctor Strange."
Marvel
"Game Night"
McAdams returned to her comedic roots in 2018 with "Game Night," starring with Jason Bateman as a couple that hosts a game night with friends that goes violently, and hilariously, wrong.
New Line Cinema

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McAdams has gone from queen of the Plastics to “True Detective” to an Oscar nominee in the span of her career

Rachel McAdams has played everything from the bitchy prom queen in "Mean Girls" to the studious and cutthroat journalist in "Spotlight," demonstrating range as a dramatic actress and comedienne. This week she stars in the R-rated comedy "Game Night" alongside Jason Bateman. Maybe "Fetch" was never going to happen, but looking back at her career, you knew McAdams would eventually hit it big.

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