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Season 1 – True Detective

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Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
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True Detective — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

In True Detective, performances by Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey reel the viewer in, while the style, vision and direction make it hard to turn away.

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Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com McConaughey and Harrelson don't just fill out these characters, they disappear into them, delivering two of the best performances you'll see in TV or film this entire year. Jun 13, 2018 Full Review Verne Gay Newsday It's a winner. But it's also an oddball, and a weirdo, and an interesting-cum-strange companion, and someone - um, something - you won't mind spending time with. Rated: B+ Jun 13, 2018 Full Review Emily Nussbaum The New Yorker True Detective has some tangy dialogue and it can whip up an ominous atmosphere, rippling with hints of psychedelia, but these strengths finally dissipate, because it's so solipsistically focussed on the phony duet. Jun 13, 2018 Full Review Martin Carr CBR True Detective Season 1 isn't just the series' best season, but it's also one of the best detective shows ever aired on TV. Mar 9, 2024 Full Review Prahlad Srihari Firstpost As Fukunaga's images plunge us into the desolate bayous of Louisiana, Pizzolatto's words plunge us into the darkness of the human soul. Jul 24, 2020 Full Review Kelechi Ehenulo Confessions From A Geek Mind True Detective is not just a great TV drama. When you look beyond the surface, it's also a great character study. Rated: 4.5/5 Jul 15, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Well acted and well written. The best of 5 seasons of crime solving. Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and Michelle Monaghan. Up there with "The Wire" and "Breaking Bad". I've seen it a half dozen times. Certain to see it a few more times. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/05/25 Full Review M B Easily one of the best seasons of TV ever created. If anything I wanted more of an exploration of the antagonist. Almost everything else was par excellence! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/25 Full Review Aarsh K Absolute cinema never seen a character with such deep insights like rust, both of them nailed their leads, class apart of a show would love to see a new one. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/18/25 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely cinema! ✋🏻😲🤚🏻 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/17/25 Full Review К.А. K Absolutely brilliant of a detective drama. This is the only good season - the next ones are absolutely terrible. McConaughey and Harrelson - best pair of main heroes in the all genre. Music, atmosphere, camera work - in the G.O.A.T. quality. You must see it. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/14/25 Full Review Luis A Boring and and too much drama Rated 1 out of 5 stars 04/12/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Matthew McConaughey

Rust Cohle

Woody Harrelson

Martin Hart

Michelle Monaghan

Maggie Hart

Michael Potts

Detective Gilbough

Tory Kittles

Detective Papania

Alexandra Daddario

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 12, 2014 The Long Bright Dark Former Louisiana State CID partners, Rustin Cohle and Martin Hart, give statements to a pair of investigators about the murder of a prostitute that took place 17 years earlier. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 19, 2014 Seeing Things Quesada warns Hart and Cohle that they may be replaced by an occult-crimes task force; the pair follows a lead to a rural cathouse and an incinerated church; Hart finds respite away from home. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 26, 2014 The Locked Room Parishioners identify a scarred man seen with Dora Lange; a sex offender is brought in for interrogation; Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend; Cohle looks over old case files. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 9, 2014 Who Goes There Hart and Cohle follow a series of leads in an effort to track down their prime suspect. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 16, 2014 The Secret Fate of All Life Hart and Cohle celebrate a solved case; Papania and Gilbough confront the detectives with new intelligence. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 23, 2014 Haunted Houses Maggie reveals Cohle's activities in 2002, when his relationship with Hart fractured and he quit the force. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 2, 2014 After You've Gone Hart and Cohle investigate a string of disappearances that may be tied to the Dora Lange murder and the Tuttle family. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 9, 2014 Form and Void Hart and Cohle get a new lead in their 17-year-old case. Details

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Season Info

Director
Cary Joji Fukunaga
Executive Producer
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Nic Pizzolatto, Steve Golin, Scott Stephens
Screenwriter
Nic Pizzolatto
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 12, 2014