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Season 2 – 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 2

True Detective — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

Despite some memorably grizzled performances, True Detective's second season is florid to a fault and so unrelentingly grim that it becomes about as much fun as being stuck in L.A. traffic.

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Molly Eichel Philadelphia Inquirer 06/13/2018
It's that the second season of True Detective feels ordinary while the first felt extraordinary... The ordinariness is a quality that weighs heavily on True Detective because its cop-show genre is all over TV. Go to Full Review
Chuck Barney San Jose Mercury News 06/13/2018
3/4
All of the lead actors dig deeply into their roles, with Farrell playing the wary, weary burnout to perfection, and Vaughn shifting into full-throttle intensity. Go to Full Review
Melinda Houston Sydney Morning Herald 06/13/2017
3.5/5
While this is distinctly and unmistakably True Detective, it's also something of a reinvention: with the same sense of menace but less claustrophobic, less of a two-hander and with a broader, richer brief. Go to Full Review
Stephen Marche Esquire Magazine 10/19/2018
A strange combination of slick overproduction and basic incompetence. Go to Full Review
Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk 07/24/2018
3/5
There's no problem with the acting talent or the pungently evocative cinematography, but what we need to know is whether this new series can carve itself a niche distinct from its rather-too-familiar antecedent. Go to Full Review
Natalia Marcos El Pais (Spain) 07/16/2018
There are virtues in the second season of 'True Detective' that are forming an intimate and strong coherence between the two deliveries. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Todd B @RT84089920 1d This season in hindsight deserves a lot more credit. First and foremost, it predicted the whole Epstein debacle of using sex to blackmail high-ranking politicians and businessmen, which is the hidden plot of the series, for political leverage. Unlike Season 1 and 3 that focuses on a sinister underworld, this plot basically maps out a world where a secret cabal controls the world with sex and blackmail. The only thing that perhaps undid it was one jump-the-shark shootout scenes that was so unbelievable that if it had happened, would be international lore for decades. All the A-list actors were really good. It deserves way more praise than it gets. It nails corruption in California before it was mainstream. See more Dean S @RT52063255 2d Absolutely amazing. I really don't get why people dislike this season fair enough it is a bit convoluted but that's because there is so much epic plot. It's great and the ending is probably the best way to wrap up a story like this that I have ever seen. Absolutely must see this one. Such a tragic story but sheds light on certain things that get hidden behind the curtain. Must Watch! See more Charlotte B @RT15368151 Apr 1 I really liked it. Not sure why so many people are dragging it. I thought the characters and the writting were amazing. Sure it was different from season one. But that's the point. They are supposed to be different. See more Ryan P @rpurcell1010 Mar 27 Thought it was the best in the series after one. It grew on me over time. See more terri T @Schafes Mar 21 My husband and I really liked seasons 1 & 4, thinking THIS season---considering a few big names---would be as equally entertaining. BIG FAT NO! There was ZERO continuity, very little (if ANY) solid connection of the main characters, each subplot was murky (at best) and hard to follow. We endured the entire season, just hoping to get some clarity of what the true purpose of it all was---highly disappointed. I'm hoping season 3 is better! See more Carlos V @CarlosValenca Jan 31 Não chega a ser uma obra prima como a 1a temporada, mas traz atuações marcantes do elenco em conflitos bem estruturados. Recomendo!!!!! See more Read all reviews
True Detective — Season 2

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 21, 2015 The Western Book of the Dead The disappearance of a city manager disrupts a lucrative land scheme and ignites a police investigation. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 28, 2015 Night Finds You Ray and Ani investigate a victim's depraved background; Frank does his own investigation; Paul probes the Vinci police department. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 5, 2015 Maybe Tomorrow Paul works the prostitute angle; Frank receives the first casualty in a secret war and steps back into a world he left behind. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 12, 2015 Down Will Come The detail works a pawn shop lead to close in on a suspect in the Caspere case; Frank revisits his past. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 19, 2015 Other Lives Ray and Frank consider some new life choices; Ani and Paul travel up the coast together to follow a lead. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 26, 2015 Church in Ruins Frank is desperate to locate a missing woman with information about Caspere; Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 2, 2015 Black Maps and Motel Rooms Ray, Ani and Paul take precautionary measures to elude detection and untangle a dark mystery; Frank deals with the fallout of his betrayal. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 9, 2015 Omega Station Frank, Ray and Ani weigh their options as Caspere's killer and the scope of corruption are both revealed. Details
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Season Info

Director
Justin Lin
Creator
Nic Pizzolatto
Screenwriter
Nic Pizzolatto
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 21, 2015