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True Detective

  • TV Series
  • 2014–20192014–2019
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 55min
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
521K
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Mahershala Ali in True Detective (2014)
"True Detective" returns January 13, 2019 on HBO. The third season, starring Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, sees detectives investigating a grisly crime involving two missing children in the heart of the Ozarks.
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Seasonal anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.Seasonal anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.Seasonal anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.

IMDb RATING
8.9/10
521K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
113
9
  • Creator
    • Nic Pizzolatto
  • Stars
    • Vince Vaughn
    • Colin Farrell
    • Rachel McAdams
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  • Creator
    • Nic Pizzolatto
  • Stars
    • Vince Vaughn
    • Colin Farrell
    • Rachel McAdams
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    • 951User reviews
    • 165Critic reviews
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    • Top rated TV #32
    • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 30 wins & 91 nominations total

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    Stephen Dorff, Brett Cullen, and Mahershala Ali in True Detective (2014)
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    Mahershala Ali in True Detective (2014)
    Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitsch in True Detective (2014)
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    Colin Farrell in True Detective (2014)
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    Colin Farrell in True Detective (2014)
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    Vince Vaughn
    Vince Vaughn
    • Frank Semyonas Frank Semyon
    8 episodes8 eps • 2015
    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Detective Ray Velcoroas Detective Ray Velcoro
    8 episodes8 eps • 2015
    Rachel McAdams
    Rachel McAdams
    • Detective Ani Bezzeridesas Detective Ani Bezzerides
    8 episodes8 eps • 2015
    Taylor Kitsch
    Taylor Kitsch
    • Officer Paul Woodrughas Officer Paul Woodrugh
    8 episodes8 eps • 2015
    Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaughey
    • Detective Rust Cohleas Detective Rust Cohle
    8 episodes8 eps • 2014
    Mahershala Ali
    Mahershala Ali
    • Wayne Haysas Wayne Hays
    8 episodes8 eps • 2019
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Detective Marty Hartas Detective Marty Hart
    8 episodes8 eps • 2014
    Carmen Ejogo
    Carmen Ejogo
    • Amelia Reardonas Amelia Reardon
    8 episodes8 eps • 2019
    Michelle Monaghan
    Michelle Monaghan
    • Maggie Hartas Maggie Hart
    8 episodes8 eps • 2014
    Stephen Dorff
    Stephen Dorff
    • Roland Westas Roland West…
    8 episodes8 eps • 2019
    Michael Potts
    Michael Potts
    • Detective Maynard Gilboughas Detective Maynard Gilbough
    8 episodes8 eps • 2014
    Kelly Reilly
    Kelly Reilly
    • Jordan Semyonas Jordan Semyon
    8 episodes8 eps • 2015
    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Tom Purcellas Tom Purcell
    8 episodes8 eps • 2019
    Tory Kittles
    Tory Kittles
    • Detective Thomas Papaniaas Detective Thomas Papania
    8 episodes8 eps • 2014
    Ray Fisher
    Ray Fisher
    • Henry Haysas Henry Hays
    8 episodes8 eps • 2019
    Chris Kerson
    Chris Kerson
    • Nailsas Nails
    8 episodes8 eps • 2015
    Ritchie Coster
    Ritchie Coster
    • Mayor Austin Chessanias Mayor Austin Chessani
    7 episodes7 eps • 2015
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Elisa Montgomeryas Elisa Montgomery
    7 episodes7 eps • 2019
    • Creator
      • Nic Pizzolatto
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    "True Detective" Returns to Form With Mahershala Ali

    "True Detective" Returns to Form With Mahershala Ali

    Looking for something to watch? Check out "True Detective." Season 3 is betting on an Oscar winner and a disturbing mystery to recapture the success of its first installment.
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    Storyline

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    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. —Rich28
    police investigationpolice detectivesouthern gothicmurderanthology27 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • Man is the cruelest animal. (Season 1)
    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
      • Thriller
    • Certificate
      • TV-MA
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      To prepare, Matthew McConaughey created a four hundred fifty-page analysis, the "Four Stages of Rustin Cohle", to study his character's evolution over the course of the story.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Detective Rust Cohle: Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.

    • Connections
      Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.19 (2014)
    • Soundtracks
      Far From Any Road
      By The Handsome Family

    User reviews951

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    10/10
    Matthew McConaughey OWNS this gem!
    If you want to skip this review just jump to the IMDb list of awards and nominations, and you're done.

    If you want the skinny, let me say this is one of the most perfect dramas ever to grace your flat screen.

    Harrelson, you need to understand, is no slouch. He does crazy better than crazy people. And he usually steals any scene not nailed down.

    But Matthew McConaughey operates at such a level here -- not to mention the astonishing makeup which makes him appear to be playing his own father -- that he walks off with this production. Mesmerizing.

    Everyone is pitch perfect, which I believe explains the casting awards. Even Michelle Monaghan, usually known for getting by on her amazing looks, does more acting her than anytime in her career
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Instagram
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Tham Tu Chan Chinh
    • Filming locations
      • Arkansas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Anonymous Content
      • HBO Entertainment
      • Passenger
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    • Runtime
      • 55min
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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