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About Real Detective

Real Detective is a drama and crime TV series that premiered on Investigation Discovery on January 7, 2016. It has 2 seasons and 16 episodes so far and was canceled. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 8 "Angel Doe", aired on April 20, 2017.

With narrative driven exclusively by the detectives themselves, each episode ventures deep into the mind of a homicide detective as they describe in vivid detail the one case forever ingrained in their memory.

  • Drama
  • Crime
  • Documentary

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Episodes

16 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

2016 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago

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    8. Misery

    Finale

    John Cameron moves to Montana to start his career as a cop. When a child disappears, he is resolved to prove everyone wrong after the suspect is someone he knows. As John fights to clear her name, he digs into the world of a ritualistic child killer.

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    7. Vengeance

    A Seattle PD detective's investigation into a series of murders of women is aided by a call from an inmate at King County Jail.

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    6. Darkness

    A suspicious hit and run rips a Lakeland, Florida family apart. Detective Tommy Ray takes the grieving wife and daughter under his wing. But when the case goes cold, an unexpected encounter makes him realize they aren't who he thinks they are.

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    5. Retribution

    A rookie homicide detective becomes too close to the mother of a murder victim and shares the dark secrets that led to the son's death with her.

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    4. Silence

    A hardened LAPD homicide detective has his eyes opened by the mother of a senselessly murdered woman.

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    3. Damage

    When all signs point to suspects with friends in high places in the horrific murder of a young woman, Texas Ranger Phil Ryan goes against the grain to get justice for this discarded victim.

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    2. Malice

    Still troubled after killing someone in the line of duty, Detective C.W. Jensen faces the most haunting case of his career: A missing child becomes a harrowing pursuit of a Portland, Oregon child serial killer, pushing C.W. to the brink of suicide.

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    1. Redemption

    Detective Eddie Herman of Cobb county, Georgia is a homicide detective at the top of his game, solving major high profile crimes. But when a missing persons turns into a double homicide, Eddie's ego gets in way and the killer walks free.

Season 2

2017 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago

Detectives look back on the cases – including child abductions, serial killings and brutal carjackings – that continue to haunt them.

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    8. Angel Doe

    Finale

    Investigator Clarence Douglas tackles the case of Angel Doe, a little girl found dead in a ditch near the Houston Bayou, promising not to neglect her in death, like she was in life.

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    7. Puppet Master

    A young woman fails to return to her home in Boulder, Colo, and she is later found decapitated; Detective Steve Ainsworth soon learns she was part of a mysterious Apostolic church group, led by a pastor who has a reputation for preying on the weak.

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    6. Lambs to the Slaughter

    In Lake County, Fla., Chief Investigator Rocky Harris is called in to investigate a haunting case, the rape and murder of a young girl; wading through bad police work and dead ends, Harris is sickened when he uncovers the identity of the killer.

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    5. Every Rose Has a Thorn

    A missing person case turns suspicious when a well-liked Wausau, Wis., man doesn't show up for work one morning. Investigator Larry Woebbeking finds himself in an unexpected predicament when the girlfriend of the victim appears to have fallen for him.

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    4. No Remorse

    Sacramento FBI Special Agent Jeff Rinek sought out the worst cases because he was the best at solving them. After being kidnapped at gunpoint from his family home, Rinek knows the chances of finding 7-month-old Frankie Proctor alive are slim to none.

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    3. No One Is Safe

    Indianapolis detective Christine Mannina arrives on the scene of an execution-style shooting that's left one man dead and another in critical condition. She knows she must convince a reluctant witness to come forward and put her life on the line.

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    2. The Riverside Killer

    One year into the most demanding case of his career, Riverside, Cal., senior investigator Bob Creed arrives at the scene of the 16th murder in a string of slayings. But this one is different. It's on his grandfather's property, where he spent most of his youth.

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    1. Blood Brothers

    Long-time partners and best friends, police detectives John Conaty and Ray Giacomelli never thought things would happen the way they did on a Pittsburg, Cal., murder case, where the prime suspect is a killer who was put behind bars years earlier.

Cast & crew

  • Spiro Malandrakis

    Spiro Malandrakis

    Richard Peluso

  • Johnny Sa

    Officer Tuttle

  • Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

    Sarah-Jeanne Labrosse

    Pam

  • Teneisha Collins

    Teneisha Collins

    Monique Huffman

  • Julian Bailey

    Julian Bailey

    Detective Parson

  • Anthony Lemke

    Anthony Lemke

    Larry Woebbeking

  • Karen Robinson

    Karen Robinson

    Mozelle Robey

  • Zoie Palmer

    Zoie Palmer

    Detective Leigh Maroni

  • Louis Ferreira

    Louis Ferreira

    Detective John Conaty

  • Sergio Di Zio

    Sergio Di Zio

    Detective Ray Giacomelli

  • Brendan Fehr

    Brendan Fehr

    Detective Mike Ciesynski

Real Detective FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Real Detective?

Real Detective has been canceled, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on April 20, 2017.

When did the latest episode of Real Detective come out?

The most recent episode of Real Detective, Season 2 Episode 8 "Angel Doe", aired on April 20, 2017.

How many seasons of Real Detective are there?

Real Detective has 2 seasons with 16 episodes in total.

When did Real Detective first air?

Real Detective first aired on Investigation Discovery on January 7, 2016.

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