TV series

Real Detective

2016–2017 · 2 seasons

A somber, first-person plunge into a detective's most haunting case, blending raw interviews with tense reenactments that linger on memory and loss.

Overview: With narrative driven exclusively by the detectives themselves, each episode ventures deep into the mind of a homicide detective as they describe in vivid detail the one case forever ingrained in their memory.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, justice, memory, trauma
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
justice
memory
trauma
obsession
Places: big city
suburbs
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
true story
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: drama, documentary, crime
Created by: Martin Villeneuve
Written by: Thomas Michael
Starring: Liana Montoro, Julianne Jain, Cindy Sampson, Mizinga Mwinga, Tyrone Benskin, Katie Bird Nolan, Susan Bain, Lois Dellar
Length: 2 seasons, 16 episodes, 45 min each
Network: Investigation Discovery
Country: United States of America
Languages: English