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True Detective

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Season 0

• _{Tuesday, January 7th, 2014}

  1: Making True Detective

  HBO's making of True Detective, a crime drama centered around two Louisiana State PD detectives, and their 17-year hunt for a ritual killer, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.

• _{Tuesday, June 16th, 2015}

  2: A Look Inside True Detective

  Interviews with Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch and Executive Producer Scott Stephens as they discuss making the new season of "True Detective".

• _{Monday, November 2nd, 2015}

  3: Making the Vinci Massacre

  An exclusive and detailed 30-minute look at the production for the pivotal scene of Episode 4.

Season 1

• _{Sunday, January 12th, 2014}

  1: The Long Bright Dark

  Former Louisiana State CID partners Martin Hart and Rustin Cohle give separate statements to a pair of investigators about the murder of a prostitute, Dora Lange, 17 years earlier. As they look back, details of the crime, replete with occult overtones, are accompanied by insights into the detectives’ volatile partnership and personal lives.

• _{Sunday, January 19th, 2014}

  2: Seeing Things

  Under pressure to land a suspect in the Lange murder, Quesada warns Hart and Cohle that they might be replaced by three detectives from a new task force. The pair lobbies for extra time to follow up on a lead that takes them from a rural cathouse to an incinerated church. With his marriage to Maggie already strained by work, Hart finds respite away from home.

• _{Sunday, January 26th, 2014}

  3: The Locked Room

  A hidden image at the burned-out church leads Cohle and Hart to Joel Theriot, a tent-revival minister whose parishioners finger a scarred “tall man” seen with Dora Lange. Brought in for interrogation, a sex offender matching the description is quickly dismissed by Cohle, despite offering a confession. Hart gets sidetracked after Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend at a C&W bar. Looking to establish a pattern of murder, Cohle pores over old case files, finding a connection with a woman assumed to have drowned years earlier.

• _{Sunday, February 9th, 2014}

  4: Who Goes There

  Hart and Cohle hunt for their newly identified suspect, Reggie Ledoux, a meth cooker who shared a cell with Dora Lange's husband and recently skipped parole. As Hart's personal life collapses around him, Cohle immerses himself in an old criminal identity from his narco days, contacting an East-Texas biker gang known to deal with their primary suspect. Cohle's undercover work takes him to a dangerous edge where the law has no place, and both men must confront the cost of living a false life.

• _{Sunday, February 16th, 2014}

  5: The Secret Fate of All Life

  A violent denouement in the forest clears the Dora Lange case and turns Cohle and Hart into local heroes. Each man settles into a healthier rhythm of living as Hart returns to his family, and Cohle starts a relationship while gaining a reputation as a closer in interrogations. As time passes and his daughters grow older, Hart faces new tensions and temptations, and Cohle learns from a double-murder suspect that there could be much more to an old case than he'd once thought. In 2012, Gilbough and Papania put their cards on the table, presenting new intelligence that threatens Cohle and causes Hart to reassess everything he thought he knew about his former partner.

• _{Sunday, February 23rd, 2014}

  6: Haunted Houses

  In 2002, Cohle and Hart begin to fall back to familiar and violent obsessions. Hart exacts savage vengeance on a pair of teenage boys, and Cohle becomes convinced they left something undone in 1995. Working on his own, Cohle traces a sinister connection between missing children along the coast and evangelist Billy Lee Tuttle's Wellsprings Program. Hart is reintroduced to a former prostitute he met during the Lange investigation. In 2012, Papania and Gilbough question Maggie, now divorced from Marty, about Cohle and Hart during 2002, the year their relationship fractured and Cohle quit the force following a suspension.

• _{Sunday, March 2nd, 2014}

  7: After You've Gone

  Hart and Cohle call a truce to investigate a series of disappearances that may be related to the Dora Lange murder and the Tuttle family.

• _{Sunday, March 9th, 2014}

  8: Form and Void

  An overlooked detail provides Hart and Cohle with an important new lead in their 17-year-old case.

Season 2

• _{Sunday, June 21st, 2015}

  1: The Western Book of the Dead

  The disappearance of a city manager disrupts a lucrative land scheme and ignites an investigation involving three police officers and a career criminal who is moving into legitimate business.

• _{Sunday, June 28th, 2015}

  2: Night Finds You

  Ben Caspar's autopsy reveals the gruesome details of his demise, and Ray and Ani wonder if it has anything to do with his fondness for prostitutes. Meanwhile, Frank looks into what might have happened to his missing fortune.

• _{Sunday, July 5th, 2015}

  3: Maybe Tomorrow

  Paul works the prostitute angle, while Frank receives the first casualty in a secret war, and steps back into a world he’d left behind.

• _{Sunday, July 12th, 2015}

  4: Down Will Come

  The detail works a pawn-shop lead to close in on a suspect in the Caspere case. Frank revisits his past to pay for his present. Velcoro, Bezzerides and Woodrugh struggle to keep the case straight in the face of corruption.

• _{Sunday, July 19th, 2015}

  5: Other Lives

  Ray and Frank contemplate new life choices. Ani and Paul follow a lead up the coast.

• _{Sunday, July 26th, 2015}

  6: Church in Ruins

  Desperate to locate a missing woman with intel on Caspere, Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers. Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle, with Ray and Paul keeping close tabs.

• _{Sunday, August 2nd, 2015}

  7: 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.

• _{Sunday, August 9th, 2015}

  8: Omega Station

  Frank, Ray and Ani weigh their options as Caspere's killer and the scope of corruption is revealed.

Season 3

• _{Sunday, January 13th, 2019}

  2: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

  Hays looks back at the aftermath of the 1980 Purcell case in West Finger, AR, including possible evidence left behind at the Devil's Den, an outdoor hangout for local kids. As attention focuses on two conspicuous suspects--Brett Woodard, a solitary vet and trash collector, and Ted LaGrange, an ex-con with a penchant for children--the parents of the missing kids, Tom and Lucy Purcell, receive a cryptic note from an anonymous source.

• _{Sunday, January 13th, 2019}

  1: The Great War and Modern Memory

  The disappearance of a young Arkansas boy and his sister in 1980 triggers vivid memories and enduring questions for retired detective Wayne Hays, who worked the case 35 years ago with his then-partner Roland West. What started as a routine case becomes a long journey to dissect the crime and make sense of it.

• _{Sunday, January 20th, 2019}

  3: The Big Never

  Hays recalls his early romance with Amelia, as well as some cracks in their relationship that surfaced after they married and had children. Ten years after the Purcell crimes took place, new evidence emerges, giving Hays a second chance to vindicate himself and the investigation.

• _{Sunday, January 27th, 2019}

  4: The Hour and the Day

  Hays and West see a possible connection between the local church and the Purcell crimes. As the detectives search for one suspect and round up another one for interrogation, Woodard finds himself targeted by a vigilante group.

• _{Sunday, February 3rd, 2019}

  5: If You Have Ghosts

  Wayne finds himself in a no-win situation as new clues emerge in the Purcell case. Roland wrestles with how to keep evidence secure as lawyers demand a new investigation. Amelia finds her relationship with Wayne imperiled by her writing aspirations and his jealousy.

• _{Sunday, February 10th, 2019}

  6: Hunters in the Dark

  Wayne and Roland revisit discrepancies in the Purcell case that were hidden or forgotten over the years. Among those being reevaluated is Tom Purcell, as well as Lucy Purcell’s cousin, Dan O’Brien. The glitter of Amelia’s book release is tarnished by a voice from the past.

• _{Sunday, February 17th, 2019}

  7: The Final Country

  Following up on new leads, Wayne and Roland track down a man who left the police force in the midst of the Purcell investigation. Meanwhile, Amelia visits Lucy Purcell’s best friend in hopes of gaining insights into the whereabouts of the mysterious one-eyed man.

• _{Sunday, February 24th, 2019}

  8: Now Am Found

  Wayne struggles to hold on to his memories, and his grip on reality, as the truth behind the Purcell case is finally revealed.

Season 4

• _{Sunday, January 14th, 2024}

  1: Night Country: Part 1

  When eight researchers at Tsalal Station vanish without a trace, Danvers orders a search. After handling a workplace dispute, Navarro tries to convince a skeptical Danvers that the men's disappearance is connected to the murder of a local activist.

• _{Sunday, January 21st, 2024}

  2: Night Country: Part 2

  As Danvers and Prior learn more about Tsalal -- and find an unlikely location for the physical evidence -- Captain Connelly threatens to move the case to Anchorage. Later, Navarro and Danvers find a connection between one of the Tsalal men and Annie.

• _{Sunday, January 28th, 2024}

  3: Night Country: Part 3

  While Hank leads the search for Clark, Prior asks Danvers about the murder-suicide case that drove a wedge between her and Navarro. Then, Navarro and Danvers seek out a local hairdresser for insight on Annie -- which leads to a tip.

• _{Sunday, February 4th, 2024}

  4: Night Country: Part 4

  When Julia's mental health struggles resurface, Navarro brings her to a local facility, promising that this time will be better. Later, Danvers and Navarro confirm the location of Annie's murder, and Danvers levies a harsh punishment on Leah.

• _{Sunday, February 11th, 2024}

  5: Night Country: Part 5

  As Prior digs into the links between Tsalal and mining company Silver Sky, Navarro rescues Leah from a local protest that has turned violent. At a meeting with Silver Sky exec Kate McKitterick, Danvers is warned not to pursue the case any further.

• _{Sunday, February 18th, 2024}

  6: Night Country: Part 6

  In the midst of a brutal storm, Danvers and Navarro find themselves stuck at Tsalal with no electricity or means of contact. As the truth about what happened to Annie and the Tsalal men unfolds, Navarro and Danvers each confront the demons from their past.