Every True Detective Episode Ranked
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1.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Secret Fate of All Life
(2014)
TV-MA | 57 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Hart and Cohle share the spoils of a solved case; Papania and Gilbough confront the detectives with troubling new intelligence.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Votes: 26,687
9.8
2.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Form and Void
(2014)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
An overlooked detail provides Hart and Cohle with an important new lead in their 17-year-old case.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Votes: 30,939
9.7
3.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Haunted Houses
(2014)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cohle's activities in 2002, when his partnership with Hart disintegrated and he quit the force, are recalled by Maggie.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Votes: 22,585
9.7
4.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Who Goes There
(2014)
TV-MA | 56 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Martin is faced with marital problems. The search for Reggie Ledoux leads the detectives to a motorcycle gang called the Iron Crusaders, which Rust worked undercover in the past.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Votes: 35,075
9.6
5.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Now Am Found
(2019)
TV-MA | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wayne struggles to hold on to his memories, and his grip on reality, as the truth behind the Purcell case is finally revealed.
Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 9,408
9.6
6.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Final Country
(2019)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1990, following an apparent suicide, the Purcell case is deemed solved, but Wayne and Roland have other ideas, which leads them to a defining course of action.
Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 7,408
9.4
7.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Great War and Modern Memory
(2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The disappearance of a young brother and sister leads to a frantic search which will haunt one detective for the rest of his life.
Director: Jeremy Saulnier | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 10,851
9.3
8.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Locked Room
(2014)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cohle and Martin finally get a new wind in the case and can confirm a suspect. Martin's mistress gets on with somebody else leaving him furious. Cohle's theory becomes increasingly more convincing than ever.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Votes: 24,137
9.2
9.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Black Maps and Motel Rooms
(2015)
TV-MA | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As Ani, Paul, and Ray get closer to finding out the truth about Caspere, circumstances become more dangerous for them all and everyone around them. Frank deals with an inside betrayal, learns important information, and plans his next move.
Director: Daniel Attias | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 11,377
9.2
10.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Hunters in the Dark
(2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1990, Wayne and Roland revisit the Purcell case to uncover previously hidden or forgotten clues, while Tom looks for answers and two faces from the past resurface.
Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 7,207
9.2
11.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
After You've Gone
(2014)
TV-MA | 54 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cohle and Hart try to discover if a series of missing persons reports could be related to the Dora Lange murder and the Tuttle family.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Votes: 22,227
9.0
12.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Church in Ruins
(2015)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Desperate to locate a missing woman with intel about Caspere, Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle, with Ray and Paul keeping close tabs.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 10,064
9.0
13.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
If You Have Ghosts
(2019)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1980, all hell breaks loose at the home of Woodard, while in the present, Wayne and Roland reconnect after Wayne makes a discovery.
Director: Nic Pizzolatto | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 7,480
9.0
14.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Long Bright Dark
(2014)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 2012, former detective partners Rust Cohle and Martin Hart recap one of their very first cases together involving a serial killer, back in 1995.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Votes: 28,962
8.9
15.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Down Will Come
(2015)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The detail works a pawn shop lead to close in on a suspect in the Caspere case. Frank revisits his past to pay for the present.
Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 11,094
8.8
16.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
(2019)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
As the search for Julie continues, the doll discovered at the crime scene provokes a reaction, while Wayne and Roland learn of a potential suspect.
Director: Jeremy Saulnier | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 8,544
8.7
17.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Hour and the Day
(2019)
TV-MA | 67 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Wayne and Roland investigate possible connections between the local church and the Purcell crimes as tensions in West Finger reach boiling point.
Director: Nic Pizzolatto | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 7,379
8.6
18.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Seeing Things
(2014)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cohle and Hart travel around trying to track down leads to their case. Darker sides of Hart's personal and family lives are revealed.
Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts
Votes: 24,789
8.5
19.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Big Never
(2019)
TV-MA | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The search for Julie brings Wayne and Amelia together again, Wayne and Roland retrace their investigation to spot missed clues, while one White Finger resident receives a warning.
Director: Daniel Sackheim | Stars: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy
Votes: 7,611
8.3
20.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Omega Station
(2015)
TV-MA | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ray and Ani attempt to escape their desperate situation while Frank ties up some loose ends.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 13,051
8.1
21.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
The Western Book of the Dead
(2015)
TV-MA | 60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A bizarre murder brings together three police officers and a career criminal in the corrupt city of Vinci, California.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 16,191
8.1
22.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Night Finds You
(2015)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ray, Ani, and Paul are assigned to Casper's murder case. Frank tries to keep his business deals going, even after Caspere's death.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 11,633
8.1
23.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Other Lives
(2015)
TV-MA | 59 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Ray and Frank consider new life choices; Ani and Paul go up to the coast to follow a lead.
Director: John Crowley | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 9,417
8.0
24.
True Detective (2014– )
Episode:
Maybe Tomorrow
(2015)
TV-MA | 58 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Paul works the prostitute angle; Frank receives the first casualty in a secret war.
Director: Janus Metz | Stars: Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly
Votes: 10,388
7.6
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