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True Detective

2014 4 seasons Drama · Detective · Thriller

An anthology crime series where each season sets new detectives against a case that corrodes their lives, from Louisiana occult murders to Alaskan disappearances.

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About the series

The truth lies in the dark.

What it’s about

In 1995 Louisiana, a woman is killed under strange circumstances. Detectives Rust Cohle and Marty Hart take the case. Seventeen years later, a similar murder prompts the police to reopen the old investigation and question the former partners. Their recollections of the original inquiry do not match, and the discrepancies expose secrets that both men have tried to keep buried. Each season of the series introduces a new setting and new investigators, but the pattern holds: a disturbing crime forces those involved to confront what they have hidden from themselves and others.

What hooks you

The series won two Emmy Awards, including one for its opening titles, and a Golden Globe. Jodie Foster received an Emmy for her role as Liz Danvers in the fourth season. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson lead the first season as the detectives whose accounts diverge. The show was created by Nic Pizzolatto, a Louisiana native, and the first season was filmed on the coastal plains of southern Louisiana.

Who it’s for

It is a good pick for those who like slow-burning investigations where the past haunts the present, and for viewers drawn to morally complex characters and atmospheric, philosophical crime stories.

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Technical details
Country
United States
Year
2014
Genres
Drama, Detective, Thriller, Crime
Episode length
60 min
Age rating
18+
MPAA
TV-MA
Status
Streaming
World premiere
Jan 12, 2014

Ratings

MOVIE․ONE · 953 votes
8.8 /10
IMDb
8.8749,000
Kinopoisk
8.5578,030
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Creative team

All 17
Director Daniel Sackheim
Starring
  1. 01 Matthew McConaughey Detective Rust Cohle
  2. 02 Woody Harrelson Detective Marty Hart
  3. 03 Jodie Foster Liz Danvers
  4. 04 Michelle Monaghan Maggie Hart
  5. 05 Kali Reis Evangeline Navarro
  6. 06 Colin Farrell Detective Ray Velcoro
  7. 07 Fiona Shaw Rose Aguineau
  8. 08 Rachel McAdams Detective Ani Bezzerides
  9. 09 Carmen Ejogo Actor
  10. 10 Taylor Kitsch Officer Paul Woodrugh
  11. 11 Finn Bennett Peter Prior
  12. 12 Vince Vaughn Frank Semyon
  13. 13 Isabella Star LaBlanc Leah Danvers
  14. 14 Mahershala Ali Detective Wayne Hays

Trivia

All facts 10
  1. In the 2012 interrogation scenes of Cole and Hart, the detectives use a SONY NEX5 digital camera to record the testimony. This camera is not designed for continuous video recording longer than 10-15 minutes — the camera's sensor overheats and it switches off automatically. In addition, the camera's battery would not have lasted for the amount of operating time shown in the interrogation scenes.
  2. In episode 7, in the scene where Rust questions the former housekeeper, he holds her hand with his right hand. After the angle changes, in one of the shots Rust's right hand is visible, but it is not holding anything. Then, when Rust and Marty are sitting and drinking beer in the bar, the label on the bottle moves with every shot.
  3. In season 1, episode 4, at the 15th minute, Marty watches a stripper who drives a Subaru Legacy Lancaster with the BH body style. The Subaru with this body style has been produced since 1998, while the film is set in 1995.
  4. Sadarias Harrell gained 21 kilograms for the role of Detective Drew.
  5. The first season was filmed on the coastal plains of southern Louisiana, where its story also takes place.
  6. During the broadcast of the first season's finale, due to the huge number of requests, the streaming service HBO Go could not handle the load.

Awards and nominations

3 wins 20 nominations

All
  1. 1 win Golden Globe Awards 2025 · 5 nominations
  2. 2 wins Emmy Awards 2014–2024 · 8 nominations
Top wins
  1. Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Film Jodie Foster Golden Globe Awards · 2025
  2. Best Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film Jodie Foster Emmy Awards · 2024
  3. Best Opening Titles Emmy Awards · 2014

Also nominated Screen Actors Guild Awards3 Saturn Awards2 Georges Awards2

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