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Real Detective

Name: Real Detective
Genre: Drama, Documentary, Crime
Released: 2016-01-07
Rating: 7.6

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2016

2 Seasons

16 Episodes

Canceled

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Seasons

Season 1

8 episodes2016

Season 2

8 episodes2017

Detectives look back on the cases – including child abductions, serial killings and brutal carjackings – that continue to haunt them.

Episodes

Season 1

Redemption

Jan 7, 201643m

Detective Eddie Herman of Cobb county, Georgia is a homicide detective at the top of his game, solving major high profile crimes. But when a missing persons turns into a double homicide, Eddie's ego gets in way and the killer walks free.

Malice

Jan 14, 201643m

Still troubled after killing someone in the line of duty, Detective C.W. Jensen faces the most haunting case of his career: A missing child becomes a harrowing pursuit of a Portland, Oregon child serial killer, pushing C.W. to the brink of suicide.

Damage

Jan 21, 201643m

When all signs point to suspects with friends in high places in the horrific murder of a young woman, Texas Ranger Phil Ryan goes against the grain to get justice for this discarded victim.

Silence

Jan 28, 201643m

A hardened LAPD homicide detective has his eyes opened by the mother of a senselessly murdered woman.

Retribution

Feb 4, 201642m

A rookie homicide detective becomes too close to the mother of a murder victim and shares the dark secrets that led to the son's death with her.

Darkness

Feb 11, 201643m

A suspicious hit and run rips a Lakeland, Florida family apart. Detective Tommy Ray takes the grieving wife and daughter under his wing. But when the case goes cold, an unexpected encounter makes him realize they aren't who he thinks they are.

Vengeance

Feb 18, 201643m

A Seattle PD detective's investigation into a series of murders of women is aided by a call from an inmate at King County Jail.

Misery

Feb 25, 201643m

John Cameron moves to Montana to start his career as a cop. When a child disappears, he is resolved to prove everyone wrong after the suspect is someone he knows. As John fights to clear her name, he digs into the world of a ritualistic child killer.

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About Real Detective

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. Across 2 seasons and 16 episodes, originally airing on Investigation Discovery, with status "Canceled".

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What is Real Detective about?

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. It belongs to the Drama, Documentary, Crime genres.

In which language is Real Detective originally available?

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When was Real Detective first released?

Real Detective first premiered on January 7, 2016 (2016).