True Detective season 3
Season of television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about True Detective (season 3)?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The third season of True Detective, an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto, was confirmed by HBO on August 31, 2017, and premiered on January 13, 2019. The story takes place in the Ozarks over three decades,[1] as partner detectives investigate a macabre crime involving two missing children. The opening theme of the season is the song "Death Letter" written by Son House and performed by Cassandra Wilson from her 1995 album New Moon Daughter.[2]
True Detective | |
---|---|
Season 3 | |
Showrunner | Nic Pizzolatto |
Starring | |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network | HBO |
Original release | January 13 (2019-01-13) – February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24) |
Season chronology | |
List of episodes |
Mahershala Ali plays the lead role of detective Wayne Hays, while Stephen Dorff plays his partner, detective Roland West. Series creator Pizzolatto makes his directorial debut, sharing directing assignments with Jeremy Saulnier and Daniel Sackheim. Pizzolatto also serves as the showrunner and writer of most of the episodes, with the exception of the fourth and sixth, which he co-wrote with David Milch and Graham Gordy respectively.