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True Detective

  • TV Series
  • 2014–
  • TV-MA
  • 55m
IMDb RATING
8.9/10
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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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    Colin Farrell 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
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    9/10
    Season one is brilliant!
    The first season of True Detective is among the best television I've ever seen. Just read through the reviews to see how loved that first season was. This show is an anthology series and every season is different in quality. Season 1 is BY FAR the best and again some of the best tv of all-time, Season 2 was not good despite a great cast and Season 3 was back to be watchable again. Now about that first season...it sucks you into the story from the beginning of the first episode and holds onto you throughout the season until that phenomenal ending. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are so amazing in this that you forget that they're A-list actors and actually become the characters they are playing. Both of their performances are as good as anything you'll see from a television show. They're about to start filming season 4 and it should be out some time in late 2023. If you haven't seen this series yet then make time as soon as you can (except you can skip Season 2).
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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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