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Season 2 – True Detective

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47% Tomatometer 126 Reviews 31% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Anthology series in which police investigations unearth the personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within and outside the law.
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True Detective — Season 2

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Critics Consensus

Despite some memorably grizzled performances, True Detective's second season is florid to a fault and so unrelentingly grim that it becomes about as much fun as being stuck in L.A. traffic.

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Molly Eichel Philadelphia Inquirer 06/13/2018
It's that the second season of True Detective feels ordinary while the first felt extraordinary... The ordinariness is a quality that weighs heavily on True Detective because its cop-show genre is all over TV. Go to Full Review Chuck Barney San Jose Mercury News 06/13/2018
3/4
All of the lead actors dig deeply into their roles, with Farrell playing the wary, weary burnout to perfection, and Vaughn shifting into full-throttle intensity. Go to Full Review Melinda Houston Sydney Morning Herald 06/13/2017
3.5/5
While this is distinctly and unmistakably True Detective, it's also something of a reinvention: with the same sense of menace but less claustrophobic, less of a two-hander and with a broader, richer brief. Go to Full Review Stephen Marche Esquire Magazine 10/19/2018
A strange combination of slick overproduction and basic incompetence. Go to Full Review Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk 07/24/2018
3/5
There's no problem with the acting talent or the pungently evocative cinematography, but what we need to know is whether this new series can carve itself a niche distinct from its rather-too-familiar antecedent. Go to Full Review Natalia Marcos El Pais (Spain) 07/16/2018
There are virtues in the second season of 'True Detective' that are forming an intimate and strong coherence between the two deliveries. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Carlos V @CarlosValenca 2d Não chega a ser uma obra prima como a 1a temporada, mas traz atuações marcantes do elenco em conflitos bem estruturados. Recomendo!!!!! See more Klever T @Kl3v3r Jan 25 No pierdas tu tiempo, la temporada 1 te deja creyendo que la 2da sería igual, es horrible. See more Renan @Vekr0 Jan 16 The worst thing I’ve ever watched See more Theodore F. @Sirhotness Jan 9 One of the biggest let downs compared to how perfect season 1 is See more Max D. @Vicky_Squeez7 Jan 4 On the verge of unwatchable. While True Detective is known for giving bits and pieces of storylines at different points and converging them so beautifully in the end, this season falls flat on its face. Despite the star-studded cast, the plot was uninteresting and hard to follow. Without the gripping story and suspense that was brought from season 1, there was nowhere else for the characters to go but down See more David L @Falcon1952 Dec 3 The story line was disjointed. I could not follow the plot and could not keep track of who was lilling who, and why. A big drop off from season one. See more Read all reviews
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Nic Pizzolatto

Creator

Colin Farrell

Ray Velcoro

Vince Vaughn

Frank Semyon

Rachel McAdams

Ani Bezzerides

Taylor Kitsch

Paul Woodrugh

Kelly Reilly

Jordan Semyon

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 21, 2015 The Western Book of the Dead The disappearance of a city manager disrupts a lucrative land scheme and ignites a police investigation. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 28, 2015 Night Finds You Ray and Ani investigate a victim's depraved background; Frank does his own investigation; Paul probes the Vinci police department. Details Episode 3 Aired Jul 5, 2015 Maybe Tomorrow Paul works the prostitute angle; Frank receives the first casualty in a secret war and steps back into a world he left behind. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 12, 2015 Down Will Come The detail works a pawn shop lead to close in on a suspect in the Caspere case; Frank revisits his past. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 19, 2015 Other Lives Ray and Frank consider some new life choices; Ani and Paul travel up the coast together to follow a lead. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 26, 2015 Church in Ruins Frank is desperate to locate a missing woman with information about Caspere; Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle. Details Episode 7 Aired Aug 2, 2015 Black Maps and Motel Rooms Ray, Ani and Paul take precautionary measures to elude detection and untangle a dark mystery; Frank deals with the fallout of his betrayal. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 9, 2015 Omega Station Frank, Ray and Ani weigh their options as Caspere's killer and the scope of corruption are both revealed. Details

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Season Info

Director
Justin Lin
Creator
Nic Pizzolatto
Screenwriter
Nic Pizzolatto
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 21, 2015