Episode guide
True Detective: Season 3
8 episodes · premiered Jan 13, 2019
Season 3 tells the story of a macabre crime involving two missing children in the heart of the Ozarks, a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods.
- Episode 1: The Great War and Modern Memory Jan 13, 2019 · 57m · TMDB 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…
- Episode 2: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye Jan 13, 2019 · 56m · TMDB 7.8 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…
- Episode 3: The Big Never Jan 20, 2019 · 53m · TMDB 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…
- Episode 4: The Hour and the Day Jan 27, 2019 · 1h 5m · TMDB 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…
- Episode 5: If You Have Ghosts Feb 3, 2019 · 57m · TMDB 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…
- Episode 6: Hunters in the Dark Feb 10, 2019 · 56m · TMDB 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…
- Episode 7: The Final Country Feb 17, 2019 · 55m · TMDB 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…
- Episode 8: Now Am Found Feb 24, 2019 · 1h 13m · TMDB 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.