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True Detective

2024
4.7
1.44K reviews
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Season 1 episodes (13)

1 The Long Bright Dark
1/12/14
Series Premiere. Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) and Rustin Cohle (Matthew McConaughey), lead investigators in a macabre 1995 Louisiana murder, relive the case and their partnership in the wake of new info.
2 Seeing Things
1/19/14
Under pressure to land a suspect, Quesada warns Hart and Cohle they might be replaced by three detectives from a new occult-crimes task force. Later, they follow a lead that takes them from a rural cathouse to an incinerated church.
3 The Locked Room
1/26/14
A hidden image at the burned-out church leads Cohle and Hart to Joel Theriot, a tent-revival minister whose parishioners finger a scarred 'tall man' seen with Dora Lange. Hart gets sidetracked after Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend at a C&W bar.
4 Who Goes There
2/9/14
Hart and Cohle hunt for their newly identified suspect, Reggie Ledoux. As Hart's personal life collapses around him, Cohle immerses himself in an old criminal identity from his narco days, contacting a biker gang known to deal with their suspect.
5 The Secret Fate of All Life
2/16/14
A violent denouement in the forest clears the Dora Lange case and turns Cohle and Hart into local heroes. In 2012, Gilbough and Papania put their cards on the table, presenting disturbing new intelligence.
6 Haunted Houses
2/23/14
In 2012, Papania and Gilbough question Maggie, now divorced from Marty, about Cohle and Hart during 2002, the year their relationship fractured and Cohle quit the force following a suspension.
7 After You've Gone
3/2/14
After Marty is shown a harrowing piece of evidence, he and Cohle forge a truce as they probe a murky conspiracy of disappearances connected to the Dora Lange murder, a path of connections that leads to the Tuttle family.
8 Form and Void
3/9/14
Season One Finale. A seemingly arbitrary detail in a photograph, along with a homeowner's old tax records, provides Hart and Cohle with a vital new lead in their 17-year-old case--which they pursue to an apocalyptic confrontation.
101 Making True Detective
12/16/13
Delve inside the HBO series 'True Detective' in this behind-the-scenes special. Clips from the show and interviews with cast and crew, including stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, paint a fascinating picture of this gripping series.
102 Season 1 Trailer #2
5/18/14
Something deep and dark awaits in 'True Detective': HBO's hit drama series starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
103 Season 1 Invitation to the Set
5/18/14
Get the scoop on the premiere season of 'True Detective' from the cast and crew of this HBO drama series. Interviews include Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, and more.
104 About True Detective
12/1/13
An inside look at the HBO series 'True Detective' with stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, and others.
105 Season 1 Characters
6/1/14
Meet detectives Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) and Rustin Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) in this scintillating preview of the hit HBO drama series 'True Detective.'

About this show

Touch darkness and darkness touches you. From HBO and creator/executive producer Nic Pizzolato comes this searing crime drama series that follows troubled cops and the intense investigations that drive them to the edge.

Ratings and reviews

4.7
1.44K reviews
Ryan B
August 23, 2016
First Season: There's no plot. It is poorly acted. I feels like a rush job. It is just not honest to the original comic book series. Save your time and money by watching re-runs of Home & Away. You'll be happier for it. Second Season: Finally, they hired a decent writer! It is perfection! I have watched each episode about twelve times. In the sixth episode, spotting that mouse that is hiding on set - made my day. Love it. Buy this. NOW!
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BestYiannis
October 2, 2015
Could be me but I struggled to follow the plot of season 2 at times, too many sub plots and characters to get your brain around. That said, it's still a gripping watch at times with tension, suspense, great acting (Rachel McAdams and Vince Vaughan reinventing herself) and high production levels. The first season set the bar high and this season falls well short but there's no shame in that.
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Priscilla Newman
August 25, 2015
This series 2 is, in my opinion: incomprehensible, Inaudible, unbelievable tripe. I can only imagine that the positive reviews have been written by people who either need one more brain cell to make up a synapse or have a vested interest. Of course this may be a 'generational thing', I am in my 70th year, but, if so, pass me the petanque set.
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