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      2014 Crime Drama TRAILER for True Detective: Season 1 Trailer - Changes List True Detective: Season 1 Trailer - Changes True Detective: Season 1 Trailer - Changes 1:20 True Detective: Season 1 Teaser True Detective: Season 1 Teaser 1:43 View more videos
      92% Tomatometer 100 Reviews 89% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Buy Now

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      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 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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      Taj M For the life of me, I cannot understand the praise for this season. It is the most convoluted plot I've ever seen -- with dozens of unnecessary characters and subplots. Matthew McConaughey is good, but Woody Harrelson's character is unlikeable to the point of unwatchable. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/16/24 Full Review bao s A bit adolescent and sophomoric, but an very interesting watch. Well acted and directed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/07/24 Full Review hila r wow. insane mast watch! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/06/24 Full Review Loki T I do not know how this show was rated so high. It was just a conspiracy show w/rogue detectives. Nothing new, original or different about it. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/30/24 Full Review Garrett B One of the best, if not THE best, seasons of Television I've ever watched. Worth a re watch every year. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/24/24 Full Review Bill M One of the best seasons of television I've ever seen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/23/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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      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