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True Detective

American television series
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Summary

True Detective is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of television series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51,626 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Creator: Nic Pizzolatto[3]
  • Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga[4]
  • Screenwriter: Nic Pizzolatto[5]
  • Composer: T Bone Burnett[6]
  • Genre: drama television series[7], neo-noir[8], crime television series[9], police television drama[10], anthology series[11]
  • Cast member: Matthew McConaughey[12], Adria Arjona[13]
  • Production company: HBO[14]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[15]
  • Commons category: True Detective[16]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[17]
  • Original broadcaster: HBO[18]
  • Country of origin: United States[19]
  • Has part(s): True Detective, season 1[20], True Detective, season 2[21], True Detective, season 3[22], True Detective, season 4[23]
  • Start time: January 12, 2014[24]
  • Distributed by: Hulu[25], HBO Max[26]
  • Narrative location: California[27], Louisiana[28]
  • Official website: http://www.hbo.com/content/true-detective[29]
  • Topic's main category: Category:True Detective[30]
  • Number of episodes: 30[31]
  • Executive producer: Nic Pizzolatto[32]
  • Title: True Detective[33]
  • List of episodes: list of True Detective episodes[34]
  • Duration: 60[35]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 16:9[36]
  • Number of seasons: 4[37]

Why It Matters

True Detective has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Adria Arjona California Cary Joji Fukunaga Louisiana Matthew McConaughey United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 11w ago · Mullanur · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original broadcaster → HBO
    Screenwriter → Nic Pizzolatto
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