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True Detective: Story, Cast and Series Facts

True Detective (2014): Drama, Crime, Thriller. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Touch darkness and darkness touches you back. True Detective centers on troubled cops and the investigations that drive them to the edge. Each season features a new cast and a new case.

True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto.

Series details

  • Title: True Detective
  • Format: Scripted
  • Language: English
  • Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
  • Premiere date: 2014-01-12
  • Status in TVmaze: Running
  • Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
  • Network country: United States
  • Typical episode runtime: 63 minutes
  • TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
  • TVMaze ID: 5

Cast and credited roles

  • Michelle Monaghan — Maggie Hart
  • Michael Potts — Det. Maynard Gilbough
  • Tory Kittles — Det. Thomas Papania
  • Colin Farrell — Det. Ray Velcoro
  • Vince Vaughn — Frank Semyon
  • Matthew McConaughey — Det. Rustin Cohle
  • Woody Harrelson — Det. Martin Hart
  • Taylor Kitsch — Paul Woodrugh
  • Rachel McAdams — Ani Bezzerides
  • Kelly Reilly — Jordan Semyon
  • Mahershala Ali — Det. Wayne Hays
  • Carmen Ejogo — Amelia Reardon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

  • Season 1: premiered 2014-01-12; final listed air date 2014-03-09; episode order: 8.
  • Season 2: premiered 2015-06-21; final listed air date 2015-08-09; episode order: 8.
  • Season 3: premiered 2019-01-13; final listed air date 2019-02-24; episode order: 8.
  • Season 4: premiered 2024-01-14; final listed air date 2024-02-18; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from True Detective on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.

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