After years of waiting, fans of HBO anthology series "True Detective" now know exactly when the show will be back for its highly-anticipated third season.

The cable outlet what's being described as "a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks," and will span three different time periods.

Oscar winner Carmen Ejogo (playing Amelia Reardon, an Arkansas schoolteacher with a connection to two missing children in 1980).

Season one of the HBO series, created by on indefinite hold.

This new version, though, has fans hopeful that "True Detective" can once again return to its first season heights. They'll only have to wait a few more months to find out for sure.

[via: Variety]