True Detective
TVMA
Crime drama
Law enforcement officers navigate a web of conspiracy to deal with a bizarre murder.
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Cast & Crew
Mahershala Ali Wayne Hays
Stephen Dorff Roland West
Carmen Ejogo Amelia Reardon
Scoot McNairy Tom
Mamie Gummer Lucy Purcell
Ray Fisher Henry Hays
Nic Pizzolatto Writer
Nic Pizzolatto Creator
Cary Fukunaga Director
Justin Lin Director
Janus Metz Director
Jeremy Podeswa Director
John Crowley Director
Miguel Sapochnik Director
Daniel Attias Director
Carol Cuddy Producer
Bard Dorros Producer
Steve Golin Producer
Woody Harrelson Producer
Scott Stephens Producer
Cary Joji Fukunaga Producer
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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 says...
Together, Foster and Reis are the strongest Detective duo since Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the first season.
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