Real Detective fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, emotionally cool.
Tense and violent
Moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
Functional look and sound
Tense and violent
Real Detective is tense and violent.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and a real life story
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and a real life story. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout characters, performances, and dialogue
The characters, performances, and dialogue stand out.
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Real Detective is included with a subscription to Philo, Investigation Discovery, and Discovery + in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 78/100 (IMDb 8). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-14 in the United States. Content advisories: violence and disturbing imagery.
2 seasons
It has 2 seasons with 16 episodes of about 45 minutes each.
Yes. It's based on real events or a real person's life.
It ran from 2016 to 2017 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Real Detective in 7 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
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