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True Detective III (TV Miniseries)

HBO Max

True Detective III

2019

Nic Pizzolatto (Creator), Nic Pizzolatto ...

Mahershala Ali, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy, Carmen Ejogo ...

6.9

11,167

TV Series. Thriller. Mystery TV Mini-series (2019). 8 Episodes. Tells the story of a macabre crime in the heart of the Ozarks, and a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods. Wayne Hays (Ali) is the state police detective from Northwest Arkansas who investigates the case.

	Media	Author	Review
		Daniel D'Addario Variety	"'True Detective' transcends hype and amounts to 2019’s first pleasant small-screen surprise (...) Taking the best of what’s come before and reinventing it in streamlined, unfussy fashion (...) Season 3, cracks the case"
		Allison Keene Collider	"An engrossing return (...) Each episode ends with a very fine cliffhanger, but the overall pace is slow and rich, building an interesting, layered, and very personal story (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"Definitely better than the muddled second season. (...) A strong Arkansas-set showcase for Mahershala Ali that still struggles to make its central mystery compelling."
		Liam Mathews TV Guide	"A well-made, well-acted, intelligently plotted, thematically rich mystery show (... ) Structurally, it uses the same reopened case conceit as Season 1, (...) Ali's performance deserves all praises."
		Ben Travers IndieWire	"[It] is complex without becoming convoluted, engaging without being enraging, and solid if not spectacular (...) Saulnier creates a hypnotic atmosphere (...) 'True Detective' is good again, and that alone is worth celebrating."
		Alec Bojalad Den of Geek	"Season 3 is much better than season 2 because most things are (...) As stylish and intriguing as its first season was (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Ben Travers IndieWire	"While the setting, structure, and characters may evoke the memories HBO covets, Mahershala Ali helps set things apart."
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"Ali carries the time-jumping storyline with a smoldering, magnetic performance (...) I love the look of this show (...) This is addictive television.(…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"
		Peter Martin Screen Anarchy	"The first two episodes have established True Detective once again as a series worth watching. So far, the best reason to watch it is to marvel at Mahershala Ali's performance, but that's reason enough."

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