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True Detective
Quentin Tarantino Really Didn't Like
True Detective
By Christopher Rosen / Entertainment Weekly
True Detective
Meets
Star Wars
in This Mashup
By Devan Coggan / Entertainment Weekly
True Detective
,
Louie
, and the Limits of TV Auteurism
By James Poniewozik
HBO Boss Defends True Detective 2 and Is Open to Third Season
By Tara John
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True Detective
Here's What to Expect From
True Detective
Season 2
A closer look at the new season of HBO's hardboiled crime serial
By Eliana Dockterman
June 19, 2015
More Angst, Less Poetry in a Lesser
True Detective
HBO's noir drama relocates from Carcosa to California, losing some strengths and keeping its weaknesses.
By James Poniewozik
June 18, 2015
Here's an Extended Plot Summary for the New
True Detective
Season
New details about the highly anticipated second season, returning June 21
By Nolan Feeney
June 10, 2015
500 Channels and Everything's On: The Too-Much-TV Problem
Who has time for summer TV when youโre still catching up on winter TV?
By James Poniewozik
May 26, 2015
The New
True Detective
Trailer Teases a Gritty Season 2
"Sometimes your worst self is your best self"
By Esther Zuckerman
May 14, 2015
HBO's
True Detective
Releases Hauntingly Brilliant Promo Posters
The second season of the Emmy-nominated series is due to screen in the summer
By Kevin McSpadden
April 23, 2015
Watch the New
True Detective
Teaser Trailer
It's an all-new cast
By Tessa Berenson
April 9, 2015
Rick Springfield and Ashley Hinshaw Snag Roles on
True Detective
Season 2
The casting news for the second season of the HBO crime drama continues to surprise
By Megan Gibson
December 12, 2014
HBO Deal to Bring 'Game of Thrones' and 'True Detective' to China
New partnership involves a Chinese online video service run by the tech giant Tencent
By Victor Luckerson
November 25, 2014
True Detective
Confirms 3 More Cast Members
Including Rachel McAdams
By Entertainment Weekly / James Hibberd
November 24, 2014
Who Should Be the Two Other Leads in the Second Season of
True Detective
?
There is no shortage of rumored contenders
By Eric Dodds
September 26, 2014
Vince Vaughn Joins Season 2 of HBO's
True Detective
Justin Lin (
The Fast & The Furious
series) will serve as the director for the season's first two episodes
By Eric Dodds
September 23, 2014
Colin Farrell Is 'So Excited' to Join
True Detective
for Season 2
The rumors are true
By Nolan Feeney
September 21, 2014
Vince Gilligan Thought
True Detective
Would Win the Emmy for Best Drama
Breaking Bad
also won the first solo Drama writing award for a woman in 20 years
By Charlotte Alter
August 26, 2014
Emmys 2014: What to Expect When Bryan Cranston, Jon Hamm and
True Detective
Compete
Who will win, who
should
win, and everything else you need to know about Monday's show
By Melissa Locker
August 22, 2014
Here Are All the
True Detective
Season 2 Casting Rumors So Far
Will Vince Vaughn and Elisabeth Moss star on the next season of
True Detective
, or is this just the latest round of casting rumors and speculation?
By Megan Gibson
August 5, 2014
HBO the One True King of Emmy Nominations
A strong showing by the premium cable channel and its hit show
By Noah Rayman
July 10, 2014
Don't Expect More Than 3 Seasons of
True Detective
Showrunner Nic Pizzolatto told reporters he "can't imagine" doing more than 3 seasons
By Laura Stampler
June 12, 2014
Here Are the 10 Best TV Shows of 2014 (So Far)
The shows that already made a big impression in 2014 (by June, at least)
By James Poniewozik
June 3, 2014
True Detective
's Second Season Will Be a Threequel
Twitter erupted with new #TrueDetectiveSeason2 casting suggestions after writer-producer Nic Pizzolatto revealed that the HBO show's sophomore season would feature three main characters
By Laura Stampler
May 27, 2014
Jessica Chastain Will Not Star in
True Detective
Season 2
Reps for
The Zero Dark Thirty
actress debunked rumors that she would star in the second season of HBO's critically acclaimed detective drama
By Megan Gibson and Eliana Dockterman
May 21, 2014
Watch Brad Pitt Toss Matthew McConaughey a Beer From Across the Street
Two handsome dudes play catch, world swoons
By Charlotte Alter
May 19, 2014
True Detective
Takes Aim at
Breaking Bad
It's the latest move of gamesmanship in an awards contest where miniseries are dramas and dramas are miniseries (unless they're comedies)
By James Poniewozik
March 25, 2014
Here's What 'True Detective' Would Look Like Starring Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Rogen
The two comedians put out their own version of the hit show
By Laura Stampler
March 11, 2014
REVIEW: True Detective Watch: I Am the Cosmos
The wrap-up to HBO's philosophical cop show ended with the strangest twist of all: optimism.
By James Poniewozik
March 10, 2014
Your Love for
True Detective
Killed HBO GO
Fans of the hit show
True Detective
flocked to Twitter on Sunday evening to complain about problems with HBO GO, HBO's online content delivery network, which it blamed on incredibly high demand for the season finale
March 10, 2014
HBO GO Technical Troubles Mar
True Detective
Finale
True Detective fans took to Twitter Sunday evening to complain of apparently wide-reaching HBO GO technical troubles preventing them from viewing the hit show's finale. HBO GO is HBO's online content platform. Many users shared...
By Alex Fitzpatrick
March 9, 2014
True Detective
Doesn't Endorse Misogyny
Just because Rust and Marty are sexist doesn't mean the show is, too, so let's all stop assuming writers endorse the bad actions of their flawed characters on television. After all, a show is more than its characters
By Eliana Dockterman
March 7, 2014
Cable Networks: Don't Worry About Pervs
I've defended dramatic nudity on cable networks. But they don't always make it easy.
By James Poniewozik
March 6, 2014
Charting the McConaissance: The Evolution of Matthew McConaughey
How did Matthew McConaughey go from rom-com staple to Oscar frontrunner?
By Eliana Dockterman
February 25, 2014
Channing Tatum Gazes at Matthew McConaughey Bust While Writing 'Magic Mike 2'
Where can we get one of those?
By Eliana Dockterman
February 10, 2014
True Detective Watch: Heart of Darkness
A stunning, six-minute-long tracking shot ends a stellar episode, and lets us see the story from Rust Cohle's terrifying perspective.
By James Poniewozik
February 10, 2014
True Detective
: An Existential Murder Mystery
HBO's True Detective is an existential murder mystery
By James Poniewozik
January 9, 2014
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