True Detective

American television series
TVSeries television_series Q7847400
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True Detective

Summary

True Detective is a television series[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • True Detective is the creator of Nic Pizzolatto[3].
  • True Detective's instance of is recorded as television series[4].
  • True Detective was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga[5].
  • Nic Pizzolatto wrote the screenplay for True Detective[6].
  • True Detective's composer is recorded as T Bone Burnett[7].
  • True Detective's genre is drama television series[8].
  • True Detective's genre is neo-noir[9].
  • True Detective's genre is crime television series[10].
  • True Detective's genre is police television drama[11].
  • True Detective's genre is anthology series[12].
  • A cast member of True Detective was Matthew McConaughey[13].
  • A cast member of True Detective was Adria Arjona[14].
  • True Detective's production company is recorded as HBO[15].
  • The original language of True Detective was English[16].
  • True Detective's Commons category is recorded as True Detective[17].
  • True Detective was distributed by video on demand[18].
  • True Detective's original broadcaster is recorded as HBO[19].
  • True Detective's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • True Detective comprises True Detective, season 1[21].
  • True Detective comprises True Detective, season 2[22].
  • True Detective comprises True Detective, season 3[23].
  • True Detective comprises True Detective, season 4[24].
  • True Detective began on January 12, 2014[25].
  • True Detective's distributed by is recorded as Hulu[26].
  • True Detective's distributed by is recorded as HBO Max[27].

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Authorship and Creation

True Detective was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga[5]. Nic Pizzolatto wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Matthew McConaughey[13] and Adria Arjona[14]. It is the creator of Nic Pizzolatto[3].

Publication

The original language of True Detective was English[16]. Genres include drama television series[8], neo-noir[9], crime television series[10], police television drama[11], and anthology series[12]. It was distributed by video on demand[18].

Why It Matters

True Detective has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . fernsehserien.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original broadcaster HBO
    Screenwriter Nic Pizzolatto
    Svkkl authority id 0402568-True-detective-TV-serial
    List of episodes list of True Detective episodes
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