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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 06/13/2018
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. Go to Full Review
Verne Gay Newsday 06/13/2018
B+
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. Go to Full Review
Emily Nussbaum The New Yorker 06/13/2018
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. Go to Full Review
Prahlad Srihari Firstpost 07/24/2020
As Fukunaga's images plunge us into the desolate bayous of Louisiana, Pizzolatto's words plunge us into the darkness of the human soul. Go to Full Review
Kelechi Ehenulo Confessions From A Geek Mind 07/15/2020
4.5/5
True Detective is not just a great TV drama. When you look beyond the surface, it's also a great character study. Go to Full Review
Brian Wilson What Culture 10/23/2018
There is so much that the first season of True Detective gets right. Go to Full Review
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terri T @Schafes Mar 11 I was skeptical at first, having two COMPLETELY different acting personalities sharing a lead role in this. That skepticism was dismissed as I slowly got hooked into watching the entire season. My husband and I watched season 4 first, then watched this, which I am glad for. This season was VERY disturbing, dark, and unsettling. (The plot was, not the crew) LOVED this season of True detective----every character made you either love or hate them. See more Aryan K @Not_Serious_Aryan Mar 1 Its a very good series if you love crime, suspense thriller content but it needs paitance See more Elijah B. @elijahbrown691 Feb 19 Slow but once it ramped up I was hooked. Flawless acting. See more Tarantinco S @Yamakaisi55 Feb 17 True Detective features what is likely the first and last time we’ll see Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as such an unbeatable duo. As a suspense drama, it’s nothing short of a masterpiece. That said, True Detective shouldn’t be rated as a single series without separating the seasons. The evaluation should reflect Season 1 on its own. When all seasons are combined into one overall rating, the meaning and impact of that score change entirely. See more Gabriel P @otavio357 Jan 31 Ótima série: o roteiro é top, as atuações são fantásticas e o trama policial me deixou interessado. Achei os episódios muito densos (questão de gosto), então chegando na reta final, comecei a cansar um pouco, levando em conta que todas as peças do quebra-cabeça são lançadas muito rapidamente. Gostei muito do início e do final, foi boa a experiência. See more Carlos V @CarlosValenca Jan 31 A melhor série que acompanhei este ano com um atraso de anos! Elenco, texto, direção exemplares! Atuações primorosas num roteiro que te prende e faz pensar. Um retrato cru da psicopatia norte americana! See more Read all reviews
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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