Series synopsis
True Detective is an American drama mystery television series that premiered on HBO on January 12, 2014. It was created by Nic Pizzolatto, Issa López. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Jodie Foster, Kali Reis and Fiona Shaw.
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Premise
An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Premise: The truth lies in the dark.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Rust Cohle
- Jodie Foster as Liz Danvers
- Kali Reis as Evangeline Navarro
- Fiona Shaw as Rose Aguineau
- Colin Farrell as Ray Velcoro
- Finn Bennett as Peter Prior
- Isabella Star LaBlanc as Leah Danvers
- Mahershala Ali as Wayne Hays
Supporting cast
- John Hawkes as Hank Prior
- Woody Harrelson as Martin Hart
- Vince Vaughn as Frank Semyon
- Stephen Dorff as Roland West
- Michelle Monaghan as Maggie Hart
- Rachel McAdams as Antigone 'Ani' Bezzerides
- Carmen Ejogo as Amelia Reardon
- Michael Potts as Maynard Gilbough
- Taylor Kitsch as Paul Woodrugh
- Scoot McNairy as Tom Purcell
- Tory Kittles as Thomas Papania
- Kelly Reilly as Jordan Semyon
Guest cast
- Kevin Dunn as Major Ken Quesada
- Elizabeth Reaser as Laurie Spencer
- Dana Gourrier as Cathleen
- Brighton Sharbino as Maisie Hart
- Madison Wolfe as Audrey Hart
- Erin Moriarty as Audrey Hart
- Paul Ben-Victor as Major Leroy Salter
- Jay O. Sanders as Billy Lee Tuttle
- Lili Simmons as Beth
- Kerry Cahill as Nurse
- Azure Parsons as Charmaine Boudreaux
- Tim Bell as CID Clerk
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 35 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 5 | January 7, 2014 | November 2, 2015 |
| Season 1 | 8 | January 12, 2014 | March 9, 2014 |
| Season 2 | 8 | June 21, 2015 | August 9, 2015 |
| Season 3 | 8 | January 13, 2019 | February 24, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 6 | January 14, 2024 | February 18, 2024 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Making True Detective HBO's making of True Detective, a crime drama centered around two Louisiana State PD detectives, and their 17-year hunt for a ritual killer, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. |
January 7, 2014 |
| 2 |
Up Close With Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Exclusive interviews with the heroes of the series. |
June 11, 2014 |
| 3 |
Conversation with Nic Pizzolatto and T Bone Burnett Long discussion with the creator of the series/executive producer/screenwriter and the legendary composer about the series and the central role of music. |
June 11, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Long Bright Dark Former Louisiana State CID partners Martin Hart and Rustin Cohle give separate statements to a pair of investigators about the murder of a prostitute, Dora Lange, 17 years earlier. As they look back, details of the crime, replete with occult overtones, are accompanied by insights into the detectives’ volatile partnership and personal lives. |
January 12, 2014 |
| 2 |
Seeing Things Under pressure to land a suspect in the Lange murder, Quesada warns Hart and Cohle that they might be replaced by three detectives from a new task force. The pair lobbies for extra time to follow up on a lead that takes them from a rural cathouse to an incinerated church. With his marriage to Maggie already strained by work, Hart finds respite away from home. |
January 19, 2014 |
| 3 |
The Locked Room A hidden image at the burned-out church leads Cohle and Hart to Joel Theriot, a tent-revival minister whose parishioners finger a scarred “tall man” seen with Dora Lange. Brought in for interrogation, a sex offender matching the description is quickly dismissed by Cohle, despite offering a confession. Hart gets sidetracked after Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend at a C&W bar. Looking to establish a pattern of murder, Cohle pores over old case files, finding a connection with a woman assumed to have drowned years earlier. |
January 26, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Western Book of the Dead The disappearance of a city manager disrupts a lucrative land scheme and ignites an investigation involving three police officers and a career criminal who is moving into legitimate business. |
June 21, 2015 |
| 2 |
Night Finds You Ben Caspar's autopsy reveals the gruesome details of his demise, and Ray and Ani wonder if it has anything to do with his fondness for prostitutes. Meanwhile, Frank looks into what might have happened to his missing fortune. |
June 28, 2015 |
| 3 |
Maybe Tomorrow The repercussions from Caspar's murder are felt by Frank and the Vinci Mayor's office. Ray and Ani are involved in a close call with the killer. |
July 5, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Great War and Modern Memory The disappearance of a young Arkansas boy and his sister in 1980 triggers vivid memories and enduring questions for retired detective Wayne Hays, who worked the case 35 years before with partner Roland West. What started as a routine case becomes a long journey to dissect and make sense of the crime. |
January 13, 2019 |
| 2 |
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Hays looks back at the aftermath of the 1980 Purcell case in West Finger, Arkansas, including possible evidence left behind at the Devil's Den. As attention focuses on two conspicuous suspects--Brett Woodard, a solitary vet and trash collector, and Ted LaGrange, an ex-con with a penchant for children--the parents of the missing kids, Tom and Lucy Purcell, receive a cryptic note. |
January 13, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Big Never Hays recalls his early romance with Amelia, as well as cracks in their relationship that surfaced after they married and had children. Ten years after the Purcell crimes, new evidence emerges, giving him a second chance to vindicate himself and the investigation. |
January 20, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Night Country: Part 1 When eight researchers at Tsalal Station vanish without a trace, Danvers orders a search. After handling a workplace dispute, Navarro tries to convince a skeptical Danvers that the men's disappearance is connected to the murder of a local activist. |
January 14, 2024 |
| 2 |
Night Country: Part 2 As Danvers and Prior learn more about Tsalal – and find an unlikely location for the physical evidence – Captain Connelly threatens to move the case to Anchorage. Later, Navarro and Danvers find a connection between one of the Tsalal men and Annie. |
January 21, 2024 |
| 3 |
Night Country: Part 3 While Hank leads the search for Clark, Prior asks Danvers about the murder-suicide case that drove a wedge between her and Navarro. Then, Navarro and Danvers seek out a local hairdresser for insight on Annie -- which leads to a tip. |
January 28, 2024 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | HBO |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 12, 2014 |
| Last aired | February 18, 2024 |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Sunday at 21:00:00 |