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True Detective
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True Detective is an English-language television series created by Nic Pizzolatto and Issa López. The show, which blends drama, mystery, crime, and thriller genres, premiered on HBO on January 12, 2014. It has aired four seasons comprising 30 episodes, with each episode having a duration of 60 minutes. The series last aired on February 18, 2024, and is currently listed as a returning series.
The program has received ratings of 8.3 and 8.1 from different sources. It maintains an official website and has 101,420 social media followers. The series is referenced by 968 other encyclopedia articles.
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TV series · TMDB
★ 8.3An 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.
- Aired
- 2014–2024
- Seasons
- 4 · 30 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Created by
- Nic Pizzolatto, Issa López
- Network
- HBO
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
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TV series
- Status
- Running
- Network
- HBO
- Genres
- Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TVMaze rating
- 8.1/10
Key facts
- Also known as
- True Detective: Night Country ( season 4 )
- Genre
- Anthology Crime drama Detective Mystery - thriller Neo-noir Southern Gothic
- Created by
- Nic Pizzolatto
- Showrunners
- Nic Pizzolatto (s. 1–3) Issa López (s. 4)
- Directed by
- Cary Joji Fukunaga (s. 1) Various (s. 2–3) Issa López (s. 4)
- Opening theme
- " Far from Any Road " by the Handsome Family (s. 1) " Nevermind " by Leonard Cohen (s. 2) " Death Letter " by Cassandra Wilson (s. 3) " Bury a Friend " by Billie Eilish (s. 4)
- Composers
- T Bone Burnett (s. 1–3) Vince Pope (s. 4)
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Number span no of episodes
- 30 ( list of episodes )
- Producers
- Carol Cuddy (s. 1) Aida Rodgers (s. 2) Peter Feldman (s. 3) Sam Breckman (s. 4) Princess Daazhraii Johnson (s. 4) Cathy Tagnak Rexford (s. 4) Layla Blackman (s. 4)
- Production locations
- Louisiana (s. 1) California (s. 2) Arkansas (s. 3) Iceland (s. 4) New York (s. 5)
- Cinematography
- Adam Arkapaw (s. 1) Nigel Bluck (s. 2–3) Germain McMicking (s. 3) Florian Hoffmeister (s. 4)
- Editors
- Alex Hall (s. 1–2) Affonso Gonçalves (s. 1) Meg Ritcher (s. 1) Chris Fiegler (s. 2) Byron Smith (s. 2) Leo Trombetta (s. 3) Matt Chessé (s. 4)
- Running time
- 54–87 minutes
- Production companies
- Parliament of Owls Passenger Anonymous Content Neon Black Lee Caplin / Picture Entertainment (s. 1–3) Peligrosa (s. 4) HBO Entertainment
- Network
- HBO
- Release
- January 12, 2014 ( 2014-01-12 ) –, present
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Encyclopedic overview
True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto for the premium cable network HBO. The series premiered on January 12, 2014, and each season of the series is structured as a self-contained narrative, employing new cast ensembles, and following various sets of characters and settings.
The first season, starring Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles, aired in 2014. It takes place in Louisiana and follows a pair of Louisiana State Police detectives, and their pursuit of a serial killer with occult links over a 17-year period.
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