True Detective 

Seasonal anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.

Creator:

Nic Pizzolatto

Stars:

Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams

Top Rated TV #21 | Nominated for 4 Golden Globes. Another 30 wins & 55 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Matthew McConaughey	...	Detective Rust Cohle (8 episodes, 2014)
Colin Farrell	...	Detective Ray Velcoro (8 episodes, 2015)
Woody Harrelson	...	Detective Marty Hart (8 episodes, 2014)
Rachel McAdams	...	Detective Ani Bezzerides (8 episodes, 2015)
Michelle Monaghan	...	Maggie Hart (8 episodes, 2014)
Taylor Kitsch	...	Officer Paul Woodrugh (8 episodes, 2015)
Michael Potts	...	Detective Maynard Gilbough (8 episodes, 2014)
Kelly Reilly	...	Jordan Semyon (8 episodes, 2015)
Tory Kittles	...	Detective Thomas Papania (8 episodes, 2014)
Vince Vaughn	...	Frank Semyon (8 episodes, 2015)
Chris Kerson	...	Nails (8 episodes, 2015)
Ritchie Coster	...	Mayor Austin Chessani (7 episodes, 2015)
Christopher James Baker	...	Blake Churchman (7 episodes, 2015)
Afemo Omilami	...	Police Chief Holloway (7 episodes, 2015)
James Frain	...	Lieutenant Kevin Burris (7 episodes, 2015)
J.D. Evermore	...	Detective Lutz (6 episodes, 2014)
Andy Mackenzie	...	Ivar (6 episodes, 2015)
Dana Gourrier	...	Cathleen (6 episodes, 2014)
Michael Irby	...	Detective Elvis Ilinca (6 episodes, 2015)
Abigail Spencer	...	Gena Brune (6 episodes, 2015)
Timothy V. Murphy	...	Osip Agronov (6 episodes, 2015)
Yara Martinez	...	Felicia (6 episodes, 2015)
Adria Arjona	...	Emily (6 episodes, 2015)
Madison Wolfe	...	Audrey Hart (6 episodes, 2014)
Alain Uy	...	Ernst Bodine (6 episodes, 2015)
Jon Lindstrom	...	Jacob McCandless (6 episodes, 2015)
Kevin Dunn	...	Major Ken Quesada (5 episodes, 2014)
W. Earl Brown	...	Detective Teague Dixon (5 episodes, 2015)
Joe Chrest	...	Detective Demma (5 episodes, 2014)
Michael Hyatt	...	Katherine Davis (5 episodes, 2015)
Leven Rambin	...	Athena Bezzerides (5 episodes, 2015)
Lera Lynn	...	Singer (5 episodes, 2015)
Dane Rhodes	...	Detective Favre (5 episodes, 2014)
Alexandra Daddario	...	Lisa Tragnetti (4 episodes, 2014)
C.S. Lee	...	Richard Geldof (4 episodes, 2015)
Lolita Davidovich	...	Cynthia Woodrugh (4 episodes, 2015)
Tony Molina Jr.	...	Detective (4 episodes, 2014)
Vinicius Machado	...	Tony Chessani (4 episodes, 2015)
Trevor Larcom	...	Chad Velcoro (4 episodes, 2015)
Matt Battaglia	...	Commander Floyd Heschmeyer (4 episodes, 2015)
Solomon Shiv	...	Michael Bulgari (4 episodes, 2015)
Meghan Wolfe	...	Maisie Hart (4 episodes, 2014)
David Morse	...	Eliot Bezzerides (3 episodes, 2015)
Rick Springfield	...	Dr. Irving Pitlor (3 episodes, 2015)
Jackson Beals	...	Detective Mark Daughtry (3 episodes, 2014)
Glenn Fleshler	...	Errol Childress (3 episodes, 2014)
Michael Harney	...	Steve Geraci (3 episodes, 2014)
Alex Fernandez	...	James O'Neal (3 episodes, 2015)
Erin Moriarty	...	Audrey Hart (3 episodes, 2014)
Jim Klock	...	Detective Ted Bertrand (3 episodes, 2014)
Gabriel Luna	...	Miguel Gilb (3 episodes, 2015)
Jack Topalian	...	Armin (3 episodes, 2015)
Arthur Darbinyan	...	Leonid (3 episodes, 2015)
Garrett Kruithof	...	Detective Jimmy Dufrene (3 episodes, 2014)
Agnes Olech	...	Veronica Chessani (3 episodes, 2015)
Emily Rios	...	Betty Chessani (3 episodes, 2015)
Christian Campbell	...	Richard Brune (3 episodes, 2015)
Courtney Halverson	...	Erica Jonson (3 episodes, 2015)
Don Yesso	...	Commander Speece (3 episodes, 2014)
Carla Vila	...	Danielle Delvayo (3 episodes, 2015)
Benjamín Benítez	...	Gonzales #1 (3 episodes, 2015)
Robert Renderos	...	Gonzales #2 (3 episodes, 2015)
Ronnie Gene Blevins	...	Stan (3 episodes, 2015)
Jay O. Sanders	...	Billy Lee Tuttle (2 episodes, 2014)
Fred Ward	...	Eddie Velcoro (2 episodes, 2015)
Lili Simmons	...	Beth (2 episodes, 2014)
Shea Whigham	...	Joel Theriot (2 episodes, 2014)
Christopher Berry	...	Danny Fontenot / ... (2 episodes, 2014)
Brad Carter	...	Charlie Lange (2 episodes, 2014)
Johnny McPhail	...	Robert Doumain (2 episodes, 2014)
Charles Halford	...	Reggie Ledoux (2 episodes, 2014)
Pedro Miguel Arce	...	Danny Santos (2 episodes, 2015)
Molly Hagan	...	Mrs. Harris (2 episodes, 2015)
Ashley Hinshaw	...	Lacey Lindel (2 episodes, 2015)
Alyshia Ochse	...	Lucy (2 episodes, 2014)
Miranda Rae Mayo	...	Vera Machiado (2 episodes, 2015)
Brighton Sharbino	...	Maisie Hart (2 episodes, 2014)
Weronika Rosati	...	Agnes (2 episodes, 2015)
Mark Chaet	...	Jew Diamond Dealer (2 episodes, 2015)
Chet Grissom	...	Bart Sallis (2 episodes, 2015)
Luke Edwards	...	Lenny Tyler (2 episodes, 2015)
Stevin Knight	...	Dan Howser (2 episodes, 2015)
Joseph Sikora	...	Ginger (2 episodes, 2014)
Jamison Jones	...	Will Davidson (2 episodes, 2015)
Anjul Nigam	...	Ventura County Medical Examiner (2 episodes, 2015)
Riley Smith	...	Steve Mercer (2 episodes, 2015)
Ronny Cox	...	Catalast Executive / ... (2 episodes, 2015)
Cooper Roth	...	Aspen Conroy (2 episodes, 2015)

Storyline

In 2012, Louisiana State Police Detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart are brought in to revisit a homicide case they worked in 1995. As the inquiry unfolds in present day through separate interrogations, the two former detectives narrate the story of their investigation, reopening unhealed wounds, and drawing into question their supposed solving of a bizarre ritualistic murder in 1995. The timelines braid and converge in 2012 as each man is pulled back into a world they believed they'd left behind. In learning about each other and their killer, it becomes clear that darkness lives on both sides of the law.

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Plot Keywords:

anthology | louisiana | police investigation | police detective | infidelity | 

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Taglines:

Man is the cruelest animal. (Season 1)

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pravi detektiv

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Anonymous Content, Passenger

Technical Specs

Runtime:

55 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9

Did You Know?

Trivia

Colin Farrell gained 20 lbs for his character Ray Velcoro.

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Goofs

Detective Rust Cohle is seen looking at his watch as it beeps. His watch is a mechanical dive watch without any digital components, and is unable to beep.

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Quotes

Detective Rust Cohle: This... This is what I'm talking about. This is what I mean when I'm talkin' about time, and death, and futility. All right, there are broader ideas at work, mainly what is owed between us as a society for our mutual illusions. Fourteen straight hours of staring at DB's, these are the things ya think of. You ever done that? You look in their eyes, even in a picture, doesn't matter if they're dead or alive, you can still read 'em. You know what you see? They welcomed it... Not at first, but... ...

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Connections

Featured in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Will Arnett/T.I. (2014)

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Soundtracks

Far From Any Road
By The Handsome Family

User Reviews

Amazingly haunting and beautiful

Of course, I knew that HBO was putting this out there. What I didn't expect was to be hooked from the opening titles. Atmospheric, moody, moving at the laconic pace of South (not to be confused with slow). We, as viewers, are watching the story unfold just as the characters do. Harrelson and McConaughey are simply and elegantly perfect, playing off of each other to the perfect degree. The cinematography is stellar, as is the story as it begins to unfold. I had no idea what I was in for when I turned it on, but I'm hooked, and can't wait for the next and the next and the next...secrets abound, tantalizing clues are everywhere, but where do they lead. I'm can't wait to find out.