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True Detective
2014
· TV Show
· 60 min episodes
· 4 seasons
B
MEANRANK
78/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #190
- IMDb #21
- Google retired #160
- Rotten Tomatoes #269
- Metacritic #123
- RatingGraph #181
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- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #265
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #289
- Metacritic Critics #103
- Metacritic Audience #187
- Criticker #15
- Trakt #72
Every rating
60–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 60, highest is IMDb on 88.
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Details
- Created by
- Issa López, Nic Pizzolatto
- Based on
- a work by Nic Pizzolatto
- Released
- 12 January 2014
- Country
- Mexico, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 30 across 4 seasons
- Awards
- 13 wins, 75 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 88 →13 wins from 88 nominations across 74 ceremonies
| Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television 2025 | Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
| Best International Programme 2025 | Best International Programme | Production Team | Nominee |
| Best Sound: Fiction 2025 | Best Sound: Fiction | Howard Bargroff, Stephen Griffiths, Tom Jenkins, Andy Shelley, Mark Timms, and Michele Woods | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television 2025 | Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Kali Reis | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie 2024 | Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
| Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television 2024 | Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film 2024 | Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Jodie Foster | Winner |
| Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie 2024 | Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Issa López | Nominee |
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Best Actor in a Drama Series
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
| Best Actor in a Drama Series | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
Best International Programme
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Programme | Nic Pizzolatto, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Stephens, and Steve Golin | Winner |
| Best International Programme | Production Team | Nominee |
Individual Achievement in Drama
2 nominations, 1 won
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Matthew McConaughey | Winner |
| Individual Achievement in Drama | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
Outstanding Main Title Design
2 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Patrick Clair, Raoul Marks, and Jennifer Sofio Hall | Winner |
| Outstanding Main Title Design | Patrick Clair, Nic Pizzolatto, Raoul Marks, Woosung Kang, Kyle Moore, and Victor Joy | Nominee |
Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film | Jodie Foster | Winner |
Dramatic Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Dramatic Series | Nic Pizzolatto | Winner |
New Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| New Series | Nic Pizzolatto | Winner |
Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, and Specials | True Detective | Winner |
Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series | Alexa L. Fogel, Christine Kromer, and Meagan Lewis | Winner |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series | Adam Arkapaw (for " Who Goes There ") | Winner |
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series | Cary Joji Fukunaga (for " Who Goes There ") | Winner |
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Jodie Foster | Winner |
Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic)
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Makeup for a Single-Camera Series (Non-Prosthetic) | Felicity Bowring, Wendy Bell, Ann Pala, Kim Perrodin, and Linda Dowds (for " The Secret Fate of All Life ") | Winner |
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
2 nominations
| Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
| Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film | Matthew McConaughey | Nominee |
Best Miniseries or Television Film
2 nominations
| Best Miniseries or Television Film | True Detective: Night Country | Nominee |
| Best Miniseries or Television Film | True Detective | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Finn Bennett | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Christopher Eccleston | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
2 nominations
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Kali Reis | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Michelle Monaghan | Nominee |
David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television
2 nominations
| David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television | Issa López, Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Jodie Foster, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Chris Mundy, Sam Breckman, Alan Page Arriaga, Princess Daazhraii Johnson, Cathy Tagnak Rexford, and Layla Blackman | Nominee |
| David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television | Nic Pizzolatto, Scott Stephens, Daniel Sackheim, Peter Feldman, Steve Golin, and Bard Dorros | Nominee |
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Issa López (for " Part 6 ") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series | Cary Joji Fukunaga (for " Who Goes There ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew McConaughey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
2 nominations
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Matthew McConaughey | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | Woody Harrelson | Nominee |
Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
2 nominations
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Matt Chessé (for "Part 4") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Brenna Rangott (for "Part 6") | Nominee |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie
2 nominations
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie | Tateum Kohut, Greg Orloff, Geoffrey Patterson, and Biff Dawes (for "The Great War and Modern Memory") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited Series or Movie | Daniel J. Leahy, Steve Pederson, Geoffrey Patterson, and Ron Bedrosian (for " Down Will Come ") | Nominee |
Best Actor in a Movie/Limited Series
1 nomination
| Best Actor in a Movie/Limited Series | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series
1 nomination
| Best Actress in a Movie/Limited Series | Rachel McAdams | Nominee |
Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie
1 nomination
| Best Directing in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Issa López | Nominee |
Best Drama Series
1 nomination
| Best Drama Series | True Detective | Nominee |
Best Limited Series
1 nomination
| Best Limited Series | True Detective: Night Country | Nominee |
Best Sound: Fiction
1 nomination
| Best Sound: Fiction | Howard Bargroff, Stephen Griffiths, Tom Jenkins, Andy Shelley, Mark Timms, and Michele Woods | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television | Kali Reis | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Kali Reis | Nominee |
Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film
1 nomination
| Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries, or Television Film | Michelle Monaghan | Nominee |
Best Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie
1 nomination
| Best Writing in a Limited Series or TV Movie | Issa López | Nominee |
Limited Series
1 nomination
| Limited Series | Katrina Albright, Alan Page Arriaga, Namsi Khan, Issa López, Chris Mundy, and Wenonah Wilms | Nominee |
Long Form – Original
1 nomination
| Long Form – Original | Alessandra DiMona, Graham Gordy, Gabriel Hobson, David Milch, and Nic Pizzolatto | Nominee |
Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama
1 nomination
| Norman Felton Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Drama | Richard Brown, Carol Cuddy, Steve Golin, Woody Harrelson, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Matthew McConaughey, Nic Pizzolatto, and Scott Stephens | Nominee |
Outstanding Achievement in Drama
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Drama | True Detective: Night Country | Nominee |
Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary or Fantasy Series (Single-Camera)
1 nomination
| Outstanding Art Direction for a Contemporary or Fantasy Series (Single-Camera) | Alex DiGerlando, Mara LePere-Schloop, Tim Beach, and Cynthia Slagter (for " Form and Void ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Francine Maisler, Deborah Schildt, and Alda B. Gudjónsdóttir | Nominee |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie | Germain McMicking (for " The Great War and Modern Memory ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Florian Hoffmeister (for " Part 6 ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Contemporary Costumes for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Alex Bovaird, Linda Gardar, Rebekka Jónsdóttir, Tina Ulee, Giulia Moschioni, and Brian Sprouse (for " Part 5 ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic)
1 nomination
| Outstanding Contemporary Makeup (Non-Prosthetic) | Peter Swords King, Natalie Abizadeh, Kerry Skelton, Flóra Karítas Buenaño, and Hafdís Pálsdóttir (for "Part 5") | Nominee |
Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Issa López | Nominee |
Outstanding Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Drama Series | Nic Pizzolatto, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Stephens, Steve Golin, Woody Harrelson, Matthew McConaughey, Richard Brown, and Carol Cuddy | Nominee |
Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Hairstyling for a Limited Series or Movie | Brian B. Badie, Andrea Mona Bowman, and Lawrence Cornell Davis | Nominee |
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Issa López, Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda, Jodie Foster, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Chris Mundy, Nic Pizzolatto, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Steve Golin, Richard Brown, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Alan Page Arriaga, Princess Daazhraii Johnson, Cathy Tagnak Rexford, Layla Blackman, and | Nominee |
Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic)
1 nomination
| Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie (Non-Prosthetic) | John Blake, Francisco X. Perez, and Debi Young | Nominee |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score)
1 nomination
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | T Bone Burnett and Keefus Ciancia (for " The Final Country ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score)
1 nomination
| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) | T Bone Burnett (for "Form and Void") | Nominee |
Outstanding Music Supervision
1 nomination
| Outstanding Music Supervision | Susan Jacobs (for " Part 4 ") | Nominee |
Outstanding New Program
1 nomination
| Outstanding New Program | True Detective | Nominee |
Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
1 nomination
| Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics | "No Use" (for "Part 5") Music and Lyrics by John Hawkes | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Jodie Foster | Nominee |
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | Mahershala Ali | Nominee |
Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)
1 nomination
| Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More) | Daniel Taylor, Jo Riddell, and Charlotte Dirickx | Nominee |
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup
1 nomination
| Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup | Dave Elsey, Lou Elsey, and Brian Kinney (for " Part 3 ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Drama Series | Affonso Gonçalves (for "Who Goes There") | Nominee |
Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited Series or Movie | Leo Trombetta (for " If You Have Ghosts ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special
1 nomination
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special | Mandell Winter, David Esparza, Micah Loken, Bernard Weiser, Ryan Collins, Fernand Bos, Jason Wormer, Eryne Prine, Sarah Monat, and Robin Harlan (for "The Great War and Modern Memory") | Nominee |
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special
1 nomination
| Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special | Martín Hernández, Stephen Griffiths, Tom Jenkins, Michele Woods, Andy Shelley, Jake Fielding, Stuart Bagshaw, Barnaby Smyth, Rebecca Glover, and Ben Smithers (for "Part 6") | Nominee |
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Howard Bargroff, Mark Timms, Skúli Helgi Sigurgíslason, and Keith Partridge (for "Part 6") | Nominee |
Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode
1 nomination
| Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Single Episode | Barney Curnow, Jan Guilfoyle, Eggert "Eddi" Ketilsson, Simon Stanley-Clamp, Manuel Reyes Halaby, Tiago Faria, Panos Theodoropoulos, Cale Pugh, and Tim Zaccheo (for " Part 1 ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | John Hawkes | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Kali Reis | Nominee |
Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series | Kali Reis | Nominee |
Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Television Movie or Limited Series | True Detective: Night Country | Nominee |
Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
1 nomination
| Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | Nic Pizzolatto (for " The Secret Fate of All Life ") | Nominee |
Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
1 nomination
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Issa López (for " Part 6 ") | Nominee |
Program of the Year
1 nomination
| Program of the Year | True Detective | Nominee |