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About True Detective

True Detective is a mystery and drama TV series that premiered on HBO on January 12, 2014. It has 4 seasons and 30 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 6 "Night Country: Part 6", aired on February 18, 2024.

An American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.

  • Mystery
  • Drama

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Episodes

30 episodes · 4 seasons

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Season 1

2014 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 12 years ago

In 2012, Louisiana State Police Detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart are brought in to revisit a homicide case they worked in 1995. As the inquiry unfolds in present day through separate interrogations, the two former detectives narrate the story of their investigation, reopening unhealed wounds, and drawing into question their supposed solving of a bizarre ritualistic murder in 1995. The timelines braid and converge in 2012 as each man is pulled back into a world they believed they'd left behind. In learning about each other and their killer, it becomes clear that darkness lives on both sides of the law.

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    8. Form and Void

    Finale

    An overlooked detail provides Hart and Cohle with an important new lead in their 17-year-old case.

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    7. After You've Gone

    Hart and Cohle call a truce to investigate a series of disappearances that may be related to the Dora Lange murder and the Tuttle family.

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    6. Haunted Houses

    Maggie reveals Cohle's activities in 2002, when his relationship with Hart fractured and he quit the force.

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    5. The Secret Fate of All Life

    A violent denouement in the forest clears the Dora Lange case and turns Cohle and Hart into local heroes. Each man settles into a healthier rhythm of living as Hart returns to his family, and Cohle starts a relationship while gaining a reputation as a closer in interrogations. As time passes and his daughters grow older, Hart faces new tensions and temptations, and Cohle learns from a double-murder suspect that there could be much more to an old case than he'd once thought. In 2012, Gilbough and Papania put their cards on the table, presenting new intelligence that threatens Cohle and causes Hart to reassess everything he thought he knew about his former partner.

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    4. Who Goes There?

    Hart and Cohle hunt for their newly identified suspect, Reggie Ledoux, a meth cooker who shared a cell with Dora Lange's husband and recently skipped parole. As Hart's personal life collapses around him, Cohle immerses himself in an old criminal identity from his narco days, contacting an East-Texas biker gang known to deal with their primary suspect.

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    3. The Locked Room

    A hidden image at the burned-out church leads Cohle and Hart to Joel Theriot, a tent-revival minister whose parishioners finger a scarred “tall man” seen with Dora Lange. Brought in for interrogation, a sex offender matching the description is quickly dismissed by Cohle, despite offering a confession. Hart gets sidetracked after Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend at a C&W bar. Looking to establish a pattern of murder, Cohle pores over old case files, finding a connection with a woman assumed to have drowned years earlier.

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    2. Seeing Things

    Under pressure to land a suspect in the Lange murder, Quesada warns Hart and Cohle that they might be replaced by three detectives from a new task force. The pair lobbies for extra time to follow up on a lead that takes them from a rural cathouse to an incinerated church. With his marriage to Maggie already strained by work, Hart finds respite away from home.

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    1. The Long Bright Dark

    Former Louisiana State CID partners Martin Hart and Rustin Cohle give separate statements to a pair of investigators about the murder of a prostitute, Dora Lange, 17 years earlier. As they look back, details of the crime, replete with occult overtones, are accompanied by insights into the detectives’ volatile partnership and personal lives.

Season 2

2015 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 11 years ago

A bizarre murder brings together three law-enforcement officers and a career criminal, each of whom must navigate a web of conspiracy and betrayal in the scorched landscapes of California.

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    8. Omega Station

    Finale

    Frank, Ray and Ani weigh their options as Caspere's killer and the scope of corruption is revealed.

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    7. 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.

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    6. Church in Ruins

    Desperate to locate a missing woman with intel about Caspere, Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle, with Ray and Paul keeping close tabs.

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    5. Other Lives

    Ray and Frank contemplate new life choices. Ani and Paul follow a lead up the coast.

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    4. Down Will Come

    The detail works a pawn-shop lead to close in on a suspect in the Caspere case. Frank revisits his past to pay for his present. Velcoro, Bezzerides and Woodrugh struggle to keep the case straight in the face of corruption.

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    3. Maybe Tomorrow

    The repercussions from Caspar's murder are felt by Frank and the Vinci Mayor's office. Ray and Ani are involved in a close call with the killer.

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    2. Night Finds You

    Ben Caspar's autopsy reveals the gruesome details of his demise, and Ray and Ani wonder if it has anything to do with his fondness for prostitutes. Meanwhile, Frank looks into what might have happened to his missing fortune.

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    1. The Western Book of the Dead

    The disappearance of a city manager disrupts a lucrative land scheme and ignites an investigation involving three police officers and a career criminal who is moving into legitimate business.

Season 3

2019 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 7 years ago

Season 3 tells the story of a macabre crime involving two missing children in the heart of the Ozarks, a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods.

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    8. Now Am Found

    Finale

    Wayne struggles to hold on to his memories, and his grip on reality, as the truth behind the Purcell case is finally revealed.

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    7. The Final Country

    Following up on new leads, Wayne and Roland track down a man who left the police force in the midst of the Purcell investigation. Meanwhile, Amelia visits Lucy Purcell’s best friend in hopes of gaining insights into the whereabouts of the mysterious one-eyed man.

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    6. Hunters in the Dark

    Wayne and Roland revisit discrepancies in the Purcell case that were hidden or forgotten over the years. Among those being reevaluated is Tom Purcell, as well as Lucy Purcell’s cousin, Dan O’Brien. The glitter of Amelia’s book release is tarnished by a voice from the past.

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    5. If You Have Ghosts

    Wayne finds himself in a no-win situation as new clues emerge in the Purcell case. Roland wrestles with how to keep evidence secure as lawyers demand a new investigation. Amelia finds her relationship with Wayne imperiled by her writing aspirations and his jealousy.

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    4. The Hour and the Day

    Hays and West see a possible connection between the local church and the Purcell crimes. As the detectives search for one suspect and round up another for interrogation, Woodard is targeted by a vigilante group.

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    3. The Big Never

    Hays recalls his early romance with Amelia, as well as cracks in their relationship that surfaced after they married and had children. Ten years after the Purcell crimes, new evidence emerges, giving him a second chance to vindicate himself and the investigation.

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    2. Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

    Hays looks back at the aftermath of the 1980 Purcell case in West Finger, Arkansas, including possible evidence left behind at the Devil's Den. As attention focuses on two conspicuous suspects--Brett Woodard, a solitary vet and trash collector, and Ted LaGrange, an ex-con with a penchant for children--the parents of the missing kids, Tom and Lucy Purcell, receive a cryptic note.

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    1. The Great War and Modern Memory

    The disappearance of a young Arkansas boy and his sister in 1980 triggers vivid memories and enduring questions for retired detective Wayne Hays, who worked the case 35 years before with partner Roland West. What started as a routine case becomes a long journey to dissect and make sense of the crime.

Night Country

2024 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 2 years ago

When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.

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    6. Night Country: Part 6

    Finale

    In the midst of a brutal storm, Danvers and Navarro find themselves stuck at Tsalal with no electricity or means of contact. As the truth about what happened to Annie and the Tsalal men unfolds, Navarro and Danvers each confront the demons from their past.

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    5. Night Country: Part 5

    As Prior digs into the links between Tsalal and mining company Silver Sky, Navarro rescues Leah from a local protest that has turned violent. At a meeting with Silver Sky exec Kate McKitterick, Danvers is warned not to pursue the case any further.

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    4. Night Country: Part 4

    When Julia's mental health struggles resurface, Navarro brings her to a local facility, promising that this time will be better. Later, Danvers and Navarro confirm the location of Annie's murder, and Danvers levies a harsh punishment on Leah.

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    3. Night Country: Part 3

    While Hank leads the search for Clark, Prior asks Danvers about the murder-suicide case that drove a wedge between her and Navarro. Then, Navarro and Danvers seek out a local hairdresser for insight on Annie -- which leads to a tip.

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    2. Night Country: Part 2

    As Danvers and Prior learn more about Tsalal – and find an unlikely location for the physical evidence – Captain Connelly threatens to move the case to Anchorage. Later, Navarro and Danvers find a connection between one of the Tsalal men and Annie.

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    1. Night Country: Part 1

    When eight researchers at Tsalal Station vanish without a trace, Danvers orders a search. After handling a workplace dispute, Navarro tries to convince a skeptical Danvers that the men's disappearance is connected to the murder of a local activist.

Cast & crew

Created by Nic Pizzolatto and Issa López

  • Kevin Dunn

    Kevin Dunn

    Major Ken Quesada

  • Elizabeth Reaser

    Elizabeth Reaser

    Laurie Spencer

  • Christopher Berry

    Christopher Berry

    Guy Francis

  • Dana Gourrier

    Dana Gourrier

    Cathleen

  • Brighton Sharbino

    Brighton Sharbino

    Maisie Hart

  • Madison Wolfe

    Madison Wolfe

    Audrey Hart

  • Erin Moriarty

    Erin Moriarty

    Audrey Hart

  • Paul Ben-Victor

    Paul Ben-Victor

    Major Leroy Salter

  • Jay O. Sanders

    Jay O. Sanders

    Billy Lee Tuttle

  • Lili Simmons

    Lili Simmons

    Beth

  • Kerry Cahill

    Kerry Cahill

    Nurse

  • Azure Parsons

    Azure Parsons

    Charmaine Boudreaux

  • Tim Bell

    Tim Bell

    CID Clerk

  • Dave Davis

    Dave Davis

    Toby

  • J.D. Evermore

    J.D. Evermore

    Detective Lutz

  • Glenn Fleshler

    Glenn Fleshler

    Errol Childress

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The most recent episode of True Detective, Season 4 Episode 6 "Night Country: Part 6", aired on February 18, 2024.

How many seasons of True Detective are there?

True Detective has 4 seasons with 30 episodes in total.

When did True Detective first air?

True Detective first aired on HBO on January 12, 2014.

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