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True Detective

TV · 2014 · 4 seasons

A slow, brooding descent into moral murk, where conversations carry as much dread as the crimes themselves.

About
American television series (2014-)
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Class
TV
Year
2014
Seasons
4
Episodes
30
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • corruption
  • identity
  • memory
  • isolation
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • nonlinear
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
anthology, drama, neo-noir, crime, police television drama
Created by
Nic Pizzolatto
Written by
Nic Pizzolatto
Starring
Matthew McConaughey, Adria Arjona
Music
T Bone Burnett
Length
4 seasons, 30 episodes, 60 min each
Network
HBO
Country
United States
Languages
English

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