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11/09/2024
True Detective

Season 3

Season 3 tells the story of a macabre crime involving two missing children in the heart of the Ozarks, a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods.

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True Detective
Season 3 Episode 1

The Great War and Modern Memory

Aired
01/13/2019
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 before with partner Roland West. What started as a routine case becomes a long journey to dissect and make sense of the crime.
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True Detective
Season 3 Episode 2

Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye

Aired
01/13/2019
Hays looks back at the aftermath of the 1980 Purcell case in West Finger, Arkansas, including possible evidence left behind at the Devil's Den. 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.
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Season 3 Episode 3

The Big Never

Aired
01/20/2019
Hays recalls his early romance with Amelia, as well as cracks in their relationship that surfaced after they married and had children. Ten years after the Purcell crimes, new evidence emerges, giving him a second chance to vindicate himself and the investigation.
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Season 3 Episode 4

The Hour and the Day

Aired
01/27/2019
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 for interrogation, Woodard is targeted by a vigilante group.
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True Detective
Season 3 Episode 5

If You Have Ghosts

Aired
02/03/2019
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.
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Season 3 Episode 6

Hunters in the Dark

Aired
02/10/2019
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.
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True Detective
Season 3 Episode 7

The Final Country

Aired
02/17/2019
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.
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Season 3 Episode 8

Now Am Found

Aired
02/24/2019
Wayne struggles to hold on to his memories, and his grip on reality, as the truth behind the Purcell case is finally revealed.
Cast for True Detective Season 3
Mahershala Ali as Wayne Hays in Season 3 (01/2019)
Mahershala Ali

Wayne Hays

Stephen Dorff as Roland West in Season 3 (01/2019)
Stephen Dorff

Roland West

Carmen Ejogo as Amelia Reardon in Season 3 (01/2019)
Carmen Ejogo

Amelia Reardon

Scoot McNairy as Tom Purcell in Season 3 (01/2019)
Scoot McNairy

Tom Purcell

Ray Fisher as Henry Hays in Season 3 (01/2019)
Ray Fisher

Henry Hays

Crew for True Detective Season 3
Scott Stephens

Executive Producer

T Bone Burnett as Original Music Composer in Season 3 (01/2019)
T Bone Burnett

Original Music Composer

Lil-Cliffton Daniels

Rigging Gaffer

Bard Dorros

Executive Producer

Coby Mahaffey

Production Assistant

Peter Feldman

Producer

Kyle McNally

Assistant Property Master

Justin Elterman

Graphic Designer

Lynda Reiss

Property Master

Lorrie Campbell

Set Designer

Markus Wittman

Set Decoration

Victoria Thomas as Casting in Season 3 (01/2019)
Victoria Thomas

Casting

Jeremy Saulnier as Executive Producer in Season 3 (01/2019)
Jeremy Saulnier

Executive Producer

Elsa Young

Set Designer

Victor Pongonis

Set Decorating Coordinator

Chris Craine

Art Direction

Miranda Sink

Property Buyer

Ryan Warren Smith as Production Design in Season 3 (01/2019)
Ryan Warren Smith

Production Design

Daniel Sackheim as Executive Producer in Season 3 (01/2019)
Daniel Sackheim

Executive Producer

Thomas Whit Thorne

Leadman

Lori Slomka

Co-Producer