True Detective

TV Series
2014–
TV-MA
1h

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8.9/10

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Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective (2014)

Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.

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Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.

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IMDb RATING

8.9/10

675K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

See production info at IMDbPro

Top rated TV #43

Won 6 Primetime Emmys
- 37 wins & 148 nominations total

Episodes31

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Trivia
To prepare, Matthew McConaughey created a four hundred fifty-page analysis, the "Four Stages of Rustin Cohle," to study his character's evolution over the course of the story.

Goofs
Detective Rust Cohle is seen looking at his watch as it beeps. His watch is a mechanical dive watch without any digital components, and is unable to beep.

Quotes
Detective Rust Cohle: Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you get good at.

Connections
Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #8.19 (2014)

Soundtracks
Far From Any Road
By The Handsome Family

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10/10

Season 1 = Masterpiece

Season 1 still remains the greatest television I've ever seen. McConaughey's best performance to date and Harrelson goes toe-to-toe with him. Everything from the acting (including every minor character) to the writing to the cinematography to the score is phenomenal.

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