True Detective

True Detective - HBO

HBO

Anthology Series

2014

TVMA

Crime drama

Law enforcement officers navigate a web of conspiracy to deal with a bizarre murder.

Where to Stream

2014– Anthology Series 3 Seasons27 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Saturday, June 7

The Long Bright Dark

Season 1 • Episode 1

Rustin Cohle and Martin Hart give statements to investigators about the murder of a prostitute.

Saturday, June 7

Seeing Things

Season 1 • Episode 2

Quesada warns Hart and Cohle that they may be replaced by an occult-crimes task force.

Saturday, June 7

The Locked Room

Season 1 • Episode 3

Parishioners identify a scarred man seen with Dora Lange; Cohle looks over old case files.

Saturday, June 7

Who Goes There

Season 1 • Episode 4

Hart and Cohle follow a series of leads in an effort to track down their prime suspect.

Saturday, June 7

The Secret Fate of All Life

Season 1 • Episode 5

Hart and Cohle celebrate a solved case; Papania and Gilbough confront the detectives.

Saturday, June 7

Haunted Houses

Season 1 • Episode 6

Maggie reveals Cohle's activities in 2002, when his relationship with Hart fractured.

Saturday, June 7

After You've Gone

Season 1 • Episode 7

Hart and Cohle investigate a string of disappearances that may be tied to the Dora Lange murder.

Saturday, June 7

Form and Void

Season 1 • Episode 8

Hart and Cohle get a new lead in their 17-year-old case.

Sunday, June 8

The Western Book of the Dead

Season 2 • Episode 1

The disappearance of a city manager ignites a police investigation.

Sunday, June 8

Night Finds You

Season 2 • Episode 2

Ray and Ani investigate a victim's depraved background; Frank does his own investigation.

Sunday, June 8

Maybe Tomorrow

Season 2 • Episode 3

Paul works the prostitute angle; Frank receives the first casualty in a secret war.

Sunday, June 8

Down Will Come

Season 2 • Episode 4

The detail works a pawn shop lead to close in on a suspect in the Caspere case.

Sunday, June 8

Other Lives

Season 2 • Episode 5

Ray and Frank consider new life choices; Ani and Paul go up the coast to follow a lead.

Sunday, June 8

Church in Ruins

Season 2 • Episode 6

Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle.

Sunday, June 8

Black Maps and Motel Rooms

Season 2 • Episode 7

Ray, Ani and Paul take precautionary measures to elude detection and untangle a dark mystery.

Sunday, June 8

Omega Station

Season 2 • Episode 8

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

Monday, June 9

The Great War and Modern Memory

Season 3 • Episode 1

The disappearance of an Arkansas boy and his sister triggers vivid memories for a retired detective.

Monday, June 9

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Season 3 • Episode 2

Hays looks back at the aftermath of the Purcell case; attention focuses on two conspicuous suspects.

Monday, June 9

The Big Never

Season 3 • Episode 3

Hays recalls his romance with Amelia; 10 years after the Purcell crimes, new evidence emerges.

Monday, June 9

The Hour and the Day

Season 3 • Episode 4

Hays and West see a possible connection between the local church and the Purcell crimes.

Monday, June 9

If You Have Ghosts

Season 3 • Episode 5

Roland wrestles with how to keep evidence secure as lawyers demand a new investigation.

Monday, June 9

Hunters in the Dark

Season 3 • Episode 6

Wayne and Roland revisit discrepancies in the Purcell case that were hidden or forgotten.

Monday, June 9

The Final Country

Season 3 • Episode 7

Wayne and Roland track down a man who left the police in the midst of the Purcell investigation.

Monday, June 9

Now Am Found

Season 3 • Episode 8

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

Matt Roush

Matt Roush says...

rating: 4.5 stars
4.5 out of 5 stars

Together, Foster and Reis are the strongest Detective duo since Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the first season.

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