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True Detective

  • TV Series
  • 2014–
  • TV-MA
  • 55m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
595K
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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)
Police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
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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.

  • Creator
    • Nic Pizzolatto
  • Stars
    • Vince Vaughn
    • Colin Farrell
    • Rachel McAdams
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.9/10
    595K
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    POPULARITY
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    • Creator
      • Nic Pizzolatto
    • Stars
      • Vince Vaughn
      • Colin Farrell
      • Rachel McAdams
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 166Critic reviews
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  • Top rated TV #38
    • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 30 wins & 93 nominations total

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    Jodie Foster in True Detective (2014)
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    Vince Vaughn
    Vince Vaughn
    • Frank Semyon
    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Detective Ray Velcoro
    Rachel McAdams
    Rachel McAdams
    • Detective Ani Bezzerides
    Taylor Kitsch
    Taylor Kitsch
    • Officer Paul Woodrugh
    Matthew McConaughey
    Matthew McConaughey
    • Detective Rust Cohle
    Mahershala Ali
    Mahershala Ali
    • Wayne Hays
    Woody Harrelson
    Woody Harrelson
    • Detective Marty Hart
    Carmen Ejogo
    Carmen Ejogo
    • Amelia Reardon
    Michelle Monaghan
    Michelle Monaghan
    • Maggie Hart
    Stephen Dorff
    Stephen Dorff
    • Roland West…
    Michael Potts
    Michael Potts
    • Detective Maynard Gilbough
    Kelly Reilly
    Kelly Reilly
    • Jordan Semyon
    Scoot McNairy
    Scoot McNairy
    • Tom Purcell
    Tory Kittles
    Tory Kittles
    • Detective Thomas Papania
    Ray Fisher
    Ray Fisher
    • Henry Hays
    Chris Kerson
    Chris Kerson
    • Nails
    Ritchie Coster
    Ritchie Coster
    • Mayor Austin Chessani
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Elisa Montgomery
    • Creator
      • Nic Pizzolatto
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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
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    • Soundtracks
      Far From Any Road
      By The Handsome Family

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    10/10
    Dark, brooding cinema - outstanding, but probably not for action fans
    Right when the opening credits start and you hear that morbidly beautiful song 'Far From Any Road' by 'The Handsome Family', you know that this isn't going to be your usual cop show. Now, if you're more into action films, avoid this at all costs - but if you like amazing performances and dark, brooding cinema peppered with some black humour and a slight psychedelic touch, you're going to love this. The atmosphere and the southern ambiance of this show are so rich and the cinematography is so beautiful, I can hardly think of anything in recent TV-history that compares to this. To make a musical analogy: if the crazy, creative energy of 'Breaking Bad' felt like 'Led Zeppelin', this feels more like 'The Doors'. The slow, bluesy, hypnotic pulse of this show draws you in and hooks you - and then it doesn't let go. By the way, the original music is also excellent (T-Bone Burnett) and fits the mood perfectly.

    As far as the actors are concerned, there's nothing but great performances. Even the smaller parts are perfectly cast and the two leads: wow, just - wow! Harrelson (freshly returned from 'The Hunger Games'), plays the "normal", more down to earth character, while McConaughey (still marked by his own personal hunger games) nails the part of his slightly mad, highly intelligent but nihilistic and severely depressed partner. Watching them play off each other (again, after 'Edtv' and 'Surfer, Dude') while their conflicted - and conflicting - characters try to solve a ritual murder is so captivating (and so much fun) I honestly don't care that much if they are ever going to solve that crime.

    So for the moment, I'm giving this 10 stars (I can still take back a few if it all goes downhill from here), because in my opinion, there wasn't a single note out of key so far. The writing is top notch, and if the creative team behind this can keep it up, this could turn out to be HBO's next 'Wire' in terms of quality. Cary Fukunaga ('Sin Nombre','Jane Eyre'), who will hopefully one day adapt Stephen King's 'It', proves once more that he's a very accomplished director and a talent to look out for in the future.

    My verdict: if you like a well told, character driven story (that might lead you to some very dark places) and if you're not put off by a rather considerate pace, I can't recommend this show enough - this is some great television.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 12, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • True Detective: Night Country
    • Filming locations
      • Arkansas, USA(Season 3)
    • Production companies
      • Anonymous Content
      • HBO Entertainment
      • Passenger
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    • Runtime
      55 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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