True Detective: Season 3

2019 · 8 episodes · ★ 7.7

What Season 3 of True Detective

The third season is set in the Ozarks and opens with the disappearance of two children. The mystery spans decades and unfolds across three timelines. Retired detective Wayne Hays is at the center of the story. Alongside his former partner, Roland West, he revisits the kidnapping and murder they investigated 35 years ago in West Finger, an Arkansas town. New suspects emerge, and the pair discovers evidence that doesn't match what they believed back then. Wayne, meanwhile, must decide what to do with what he finds, as the discrepancies in the Purcell case come to light.

8episodes

Jan 13, 2019premiered

Feb 24, 2019last episode

7.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 3 Episodes

3x01 The Great War and Modern Memory
Jan 13, 2019 · 57 min · ★ 8.0
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.
Directed by: Jeremy Saulnier · Written by: Nic Pizzolatto · Starring: John Charles Dickson, Grant Hockenbrough, Katherine Forbes, Julia Lashae
3x02 Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Jan 13, 2019 · 56 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directed by: Jeremy Saulnier · Written by: Nic Pizzolatto · Starring: Michael Graziadei, Shawn-Caulin Young, Natalie Canerday, David Jensen
3x03 The Big Never
Jan 20, 2019 · 53 min · ★ 7.5
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.
Directed by: Daniel Sackheim · Written by: Nic Pizzolatto · Starring: Josh Hopkins, Rhys Wakefield, Jon Tenney, Michael Broderick
3x04 The Hour and the Day
Jan 27, 2019 · 65 min · ★ 7.7
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.
Directed by: Nic Pizzolatto · Written by: David Milch, Nic Pizzolatto · Starring: Rhys Wakefield, Sarah Gadon, Bea Santos, Michael Greyeyes
3x05 If You Have Ghosts
Feb 3, 2019 · 57 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directed by: Nic Pizzolatto · Written by: Nic Pizzolatto · Starring: Sarah Gadon, Kitty Harris
3x06 Hunters in the Dark
Feb 10, 2019 · 56 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directed by: Daniel Sackheim · Written by: Graham Gordy, Nic Pizzolatto · Starring: Sarah Gadon, Lee Dawson
3x07 The Final Country
Feb 17, 2019 · 55 min · ★ 7.8
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.
Directed by: Daniel Sackheim · Written by: Nic Pizzolatto · Starring: Deborah Ayorinde
3x08 Now Am Found Season Finale
Feb 24, 2019 · 73 min · ★ 7.4
Wayne struggles to hold on to his memories, and his grip on reality, as the truth behind the Purcell case is finally revealed.
Directed by: Daniel Sackheim · Written by: Nic Pizzolatto · Starring: Michael Rooker, Gareth Williams, Steven Williams, Scott Shepherd