Home > True Detective > Season 1 « TV Series Page True Detective : Season 1 (2014) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Want to see Episode List Season 1 True Detective Critics Consensus In True Detective, performances by Woody Harrelsen and Matthew McConaughey reel the viewer in, while the style, vision and direction make it hard to turn away. 87% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 82 97% Audience Score User Ratings: 5750 More Info × Close Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? 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Episodes 1 100% The Long Bright Dark Air date: Jan 12, 2014 Investigators take another look at a 1995 murder when a similar case occurs in 2012 in this drama, which begins with Martin Hart and Rust Cohle, former partners in Louisiana's Criminal Investigation Division, looking back on the original crime and its effect on their personal and professional lives. More 2 100% Seeing Things Air date: Jan 19, 2014 Pressure to land a suspect in the Lange murder brings a warning from Quesada that Hart and Cohle might be replaced by a new task force, but they lobby for extra time to investigate a rural brothel and a burned-out church. More 3 100% The Locked Room Air date: Jan 26, 2014 An obscured image in a church leads Hart and Cohle to a tent-revival minister, whose parishioners point to a man they believe was seen with Dora Lange, but when a sex offender who matches their description is interrogated, Cohle dismisses him, even though he offers a confession. Meanwhile, Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend; and old case files reveal a connection to a woman who drowned years ago. More 4 94% Who Goes There Air date: Feb 9, 2014 Cohle revisits a dark chapter of his past to track down a possible link to prime suspect Reggie Ledoux, but he needs to make sure a distracted Hart has his head in the game. More 5 100% The Secret Fate of All Life Air date: Feb 16, 2014 The spoils of a solved case are shared by Hart and Cohle; troubling new intelligence is revealed by Papania and Gilbough. More 6 69% Haunted Houses Air date: Feb 23, 2014 Cohle's activities in 2002, when his partnership with Hart disintegrated and he quit the force, are recalled by Maggie. More 7 92% After You've Gone Air date: Mar 2, 2014 Hart and Cohle call a truce to investigate a series of disappearances that may be related to the Dora Lange murder and the Tuttle family. More 8 83% Form and Void Air date: Mar 9, 2014 Season 1 ends with Hart and Cohle finding a new lead in their 17-year-old case thanks to a detail that was overlooked. More True Detective : Season 1 Videos True Detective: Season 1 Episode 8 Preview 0:35 True Detective: Season 1 Episode 6 Preview 0:35 True Detective: Season 1 Episode 7 Preview 0:35 True Detective: Season 1 Episode 5 Preview 0:35 True Detective: Season 1 Episode 4 Preview 0:35 True Detective: Season 1 Episode 2 Preview 0:35 True Detective: Season 1 Episode 3 Preview 0:30 True Detective: Season 1 Teaser 0:15 True Detective: Season 1 Teaser - Crime 1:31 True Detective: Season 1 Opening Credits View All Videos (10) True Detective : Season 1 Photos View All Photos (17) Tv Season Info New Orleans native and novelist Nic Pizzolatto ("Galveston") wrote and created this crime drama that focuses on a pair of homicide detectives in Louisiana and a trail of murder, mayhem and mystery that spans 17 years. Featuring the music of T Bone Burnett and directed by Cary Fukunaga, the series opens in 1995 as good ol' boy Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson) and his brooding, Texas-born partner, Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey), are called to the scene of a gruesome, ritualistic killing of a young woman, who was posed by a tree, adorned with deer antlers on her head and accompanied by strange symbols. Fast-forward to 2012, Hart and Cohle are grilled by another pair of detectives (Tory Kittles, Michael Potts) who are investigating a case that bears striking similarities to the one before. In between is a glimpse of 2002, when Hart and Cohle struggled to deal with their inner demons in separate but equally destructive ways. With Michelle Monaghan, Kevin Dunn, Lili Simmons and Shea Whigham. Genre: Drama Network: HBO Premiere Date: Jan 12, 2014 Creator: Nic Pizzolatto Exec. Producers: Steve Golin, Nic Pizzolatto, Richard Brown Cast Matthew McConaughey as Rust Cohle Woody Harrelson as Martin Hart Kevin Dunn as Ken Quesada Michelle Monaghan as Maggie Hart Alexandra Daddario as Lisa Tragnetti Tory Kittles as Det. Thomas Papania Michael Potts as Det. Maynard Gilbough Elizabeth Reaser as Laurie Perkins Lili Simmons as Beth Brad Carter as Charlie Jay O. Sanders as Billy Lee Tuttle Glenn Fleshler as Errol Childress Michael Harney as Steve Geraci Charles Halford as Reggie Ledoux Joseph Sikora as Ginger Ann Dowd as Betty Childress Shea Whigham as Joel Theriot Carol Sutton as Miss Delores Kelsey Scott as Fiona Todd Giebenhain as Tyrone Clarke Peters as Minister Davi Jay as Gordon DiCillo Show More Cast News & Interviews for True Detective : Season 1 What To Watch With Sneaky Pete Star Giovanni Ribisi 9 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This January Which Movie Star Fared Best on TV? Julia Roberts in Homecoming and More Small-Screen Debuts View All True Detective : Season 1 News Episodes 1 100% The Long Bright Dark Air date: Jan 12, 2014 Investigators take another look at a 1995 murder when a similar case occurs in 2012 in this drama, which begins with Martin Hart and Rust Cohle, former partners in Louisiana's Criminal Investigation Division, looking back on the original crime and its effect on their personal and professional lives. More 2 100% Seeing Things Air date: Jan 19, 2014 Pressure to land a suspect in the Lange murder brings a warning from Quesada that Hart and Cohle might be replaced by a new task force, but they lobby for extra time to investigate a rural brothel and a burned-out church. More 3 100% The Locked Room Air date: Jan 26, 2014 An obscured image in a church leads Hart and Cohle to a tent-revival minister, whose parishioners point to a man they believe was seen with Dora Lange, but when a sex offender who matches their description is interrogated, Cohle dismisses him, even though he offers a confession. Meanwhile, Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend; and old case files reveal a connection to a woman who drowned years ago. More 4 94% Who Goes There Air date: Feb 9, 2014 Cohle revisits a dark chapter of his past to track down a possible link to prime suspect Reggie Ledoux, but he needs to make sure a distracted Hart has his head in the game. More 5 100% The Secret Fate of All Life Air date: Feb 16, 2014 The spoils of a solved case are shared by Hart and Cohle; troubling new intelligence is revealed by Papania and Gilbough. More 6 69% Haunted Houses Air date: Feb 23, 2014 Cohle's activities in 2002, when his partnership with Hart disintegrated and he quit the force, are recalled by Maggie. More 7 92% After You've Gone Air date: Mar 2, 2014 Hart and Cohle call a truce to investigate a series of disappearances that may be related to the Dora Lange murder and the Tuttle family. More 8 83% Form and Void Air date: Mar 9, 2014 Season 1 ends with Hart and Cohle finding a new lead in their 17-year-old case thanks to a detail that was overlooked. More Critic Reviews for True Detective Season 1 All Critics (82) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (68) | Rotten (14) It's about whether our lives really matter at all. That's scarier than the scariest monster. Jan 10, 2014 | Full Review… Tim Molloy TheWrap Top Critic It's a winner. But it's also an oddball, and a weirdo, and an interesting-cum-strange companion, and someone - um, something - you won't mind spending time with. Jun 13, 2018 | Rating: B+ | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic It has the feel of an indie film spread over eight episodes starring two of the best character actors in the business. Jan 10, 2014 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic True Detective is a marvel of craftsmanship, storytelling and performances. Jan 10, 2014 | Rating: A | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic In an effort that has the potential to be one of the best and boldest new TV dramas of the year, two film stars exhibit on the small screen the advantage of working in an extended serial. Jan 10, 2014 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic McConaughey and Harrelson don't just fill out these characters, they disappear into them, delivering two of the best performances you'll see in TV or film this entire year. Jun 13, 2018 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic The show will probably join the ranks of great television mysteries. Jun 13, 2018 | Full Review… Tom Gliatto People Magazine True Detective absorbs you from the first minute and never lets go. [Full Review in Spanish] Sep 23, 2018 | Full Review… Natalia Marcos El Pais (Spain) There are hints of a more pervasive and pernicious evil at work in rural Louisiana. Despite these hints, the narrative doesn't go deeper than an episode of Law and Order: SVU. Aug 20, 2018 | Full Review… Kathryn Reklis The Christian Century You may find it a little slow, and the Deep South accents sometimes cry out for explanatory surtitles, but you're liable to find it seeping into your consciousness like a troubling dream you can't shake off. Jul 23, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk It is compulsively watchable while providing a comfortable sense of the familiar and total immediacy. It's a nearly perfect mechanism that lifts you along until it's over. Jun 13, 2018 | Full Review… Stephen Marche Esquire Magazine There is so much that the first season of True Detective gets right. Oct 23, 2018 | Full Review… Brian Wilson What Culture View All Critic Reviews (82) Audience Reviews for True Detective : Season 1 Jan 15, 2020 Loved every minute watching this on the plane from Sydney to LA. What a gripping series! Bernard Jan 13, 2020 The closest thing to a perfect season of television that might exist in this flat circle. Benjamin R Dec 12, 2019 Incredible performance from Woody Harrelsen and Matthew McConaughey. A must. Guy T Nov 23, 2019 Simply the best crime show ever made. Couldn't ask for better leading performances. Iconic settings and legendary quotes. Perfectly written drama, mystery, romance, action, etc make this bizarre, surreal season a must watch. Moments will be stuck in your head for no particularly obvious reason - this show lingers for years. Excellent. Trevor K Nov 13, 2019 The first season had everything I wanted in an investigation movie/series. Gruesome killings with occult connotations, shadowy organizations, cold trails, red herrings, and a great lead pairing. Matthew McConaughey was immense in his role. One of the most satisfying TV experiences I've had. Osho M Nov 12, 2019 The story and actors are great in this series but I did not like the adult scenes. these are fake. I got too sad when wife of the policeman cheated on him. I did not like the intercourse of a married man with his girlfriend. these parts should be banned and deleted form the movies and tv series. It makes the viewer nervous and sad. Peyman P Oct 24, 2019 From the moment it begins, True Detective is lifted up by imposing persona of Matthew McConaughey. His grasp on the role of an emotionless, socially withdrawal, pessimist was extremely accurate, and he did superb justice in bringing it to Life. Same goes for the co-star Woody Harrelsen, not only did he know what the role demand was but he brilliantly added a touch of humor and to some extent a touch of humanity in an otherwise bleak and dark tv show. Not that these aren't bad things in a TV show, but we all need something relaxing and human-like at the end of the day. True Detective season 1 was lead by extraordinary duo of legendary actors, who made every aspect of the show interesting and were successful in ensuring that this show doesn't become a cliche and nothing about the show look forced or out of place. Sadly same can't be said about it's successors. Umair S Oct 13, 2019 Truly a Masterpiece show with Amazing Acting and Shocking Twists! A Complete worth watching! Adil R Oct 08, 2019 A layed masterpiece full of shock and awe. Hero's don't always wear capes! Andy F Sep 27, 2019 Show grabs you from the very start. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson really deliver on this show. Their character interactions are complete opposites which makes the show great to watch as it descends into chaos. Beautiful production and well shot, well written with great character development especially when the show takes you different periods of time. This is a must watch for anyone who is looking to watch some grade A television. Leonard E See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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