True Detective Episode Runtime Comparison (Minutes)
Compare all 30 True Detective episode runtimes in minutes, from 54 minute S1 cases to the 86 minute Omega Station finale. HBO data in a linked converter tool.
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| Name | Value | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 E1: The Long Bright Dark (2014) Standard hour opener. | 60 minutes | Louisiana murder case opens | HBO True Detective S01E01: 60 min |
| S1 E2: Seeing Things (2014) Second hour. | 58 minutes | Cathouse and church lead | HBO True Detective S01E02: 58 min |
| S1 E3: The Locked Room (2014) Tight hour. | 58 minutes | Tent revival search | HBO True Detective S01E03: 58 min |
| S1 E4: Who Goes There (2014) Single take raid episode. | 57 minutes | Ledoux hunt | HBO True Detective S01E04: 57 min |
| S1 E5: The Secret Fate of All Life (2014) Mid season turn. | 57 minutes | Case spoils shared | HBO True Detective S01E05: 57 min |
| S1 E6: Haunted Houses (2014) Maggie focus. | 59 minutes | 2002 split recalled | HBO True Detective S01E06: 59 min |
| S1 E7: After You've Gone (2014) Shortest S1 hour. | 55 minutes | Missing persons link | HBO True Detective S01E07: 55 min |
| S1 E8: Form and Void (2014) Season close. | 55 minutes | 17 year lead closes | HBO True Detective S01E08: 55 min |
| S2 E1: The Western Book of the Dead (2015) Longer season opener. | 64 minutes | Vinci murder opens | HBO True Detective S02E01: 64 min |
| S2 E2: Night Finds You (2015) Case team set. | 61 minutes | Autopsy detail | HBO True Detective S02E02: 61 min |
| S2 E3: Maybe Tomorrow (2015) Frank takes a loss. | 58 minutes | Prostitute angle | HBO True Detective S02E03: 58 min |
| S2 E4: Down Will Come (2015) Shootout hour. | 55 minutes | Pawn shop lead | HBO True Detective S02E04: 55 min |
| S2 E5: Other Lives (2015) New choices. | 60 minutes | Coast lead | HBO True Detective S02E05: 60 min |
| S2 E6: Church in Ruins (2015) Party infiltration. | 61 minutes | Missing woman hunt | HBO True Detective S02E06: 61 min |
| S2 E7: Black Maps and Motel Rooms (2015) Long build to finale. | 64 minutes | Truth closes in | HBO True Detective S02E07: 64 min |
| S2 E8: Omega Station (2015) Longest here. | 86 minutes | Corruption revealed | HBO True Detective S02E08 Omega Station: 86 min |
| S3 E1: The Great War and Modern Memory (2019) Three timelines open. | 63 minutes | Purcell kids vanish 1980 | HBO True Detective S03E01: 63 min |
| S3 E2: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (2019) Second hour same night. | 61 minutes | Woodard search | HBO True Detective S03E02: 61 min |
| S3 E3: The Big Never (2019) Clues retraced. | 55 minutes | Julie search | HBO True Detective S03E03: 55 min |
| S3 E4: The Hour and the Day (2019) Longer mid hour. | 67 minutes | Day and hour focus | HBO True Detective S03E04: 67 min |
| S3 E5: If You Have Ghosts (2019) Past and present meet. | 59 minutes | Woodard standoff | HBO True Detective S03E05: 59 min |
| S3 E6: Hunters in the Dark (2019) Search tightens. | 62 minutes | Culvert search | HBO True Detective S03E06: 62 min |
| S3 E7: The Final Country (2019) Lead to Hoyt. | 68 minutes | Hoyt link | HBO True Detective S03E07: 68 min |
| S3 E8: Now Am Found (2019) Feature length close. | 76 minutes | Truth revealed | HBO True Detective S03E08: 76 min |
| S4 E1: Night Country Part 1 (2024) Alaska night opens. | 61 minutes | Tsalal men vanish | HBO True Detective S04E01: 61 min |
| S4 E2: Night Country Part 2 (2024) Danvers and Navarro push. | 65 minutes | Tongue clue | HBO True Detective S04E02: 65 min |
| S4 E3: Night Country Part 3 (2024) Ice cave turn. | 61 minutes | Cave link | HBO True Detective S04E03: 61 min |
| S4 E4: Night Country Part 4 (2024) Storm trap. | 65 minutes | Clark search | HBO True Detective S04E04: 65 min |
| S4 E5: Night Country Part 5 (2024) Mine link. | 63 minutes | Otis lead | HBO True Detective S04E05: 63 min |
| S4 E6: Night Country Part 6 (2024) Long Night Country close. | 80 minutes | Ennis resolve | HBO True Detective S04E06: 80 min |
About this converter
True Detective runs 30 episodes across four seasons on HBO. Season 1 follows Rust Cohle and Marty Hart in Louisiana in 2014. Season 2 moves to Vinci, California in 2015. Season 3 follows Wayne Hays and Roland West in Arkansas in 2019. Season 4 Night Country moves to Ennis, Alaska in 2024. Most episodes run close to one hour. The shortest is After Youve Gone at 55 minutes. The longest is Omega Station at 86 minutes. Times come from HBO episode pages and episode guides.
How to use it
Pick two entries and a unit in the top row. The three boxes below stay linked. Change any box and the other two update. One box holds a count of the first episode, one holds the matching count of the second, one holds the time in minutes. Try 1 Omega Station against After Youve Gone to feel the 31 minute gap. Switch between entries to compare seasons.
Runtimes count the full broadcast master with credits. HBO lists most hours at 55 to 65 minutes. Omega Station runs long at 86 minutes as a feature length close. Now Am Found runs 76 minutes. The Hour and the Day runs 67 minutes. Night Country Part 6 runs 80 minutes. One or two minutes of drift between HBO and guide listings reflects rounding of seconds. No deleted scenes are added.
FAQ
Which True Detective episode is the longest?
Omega Station at 86 minutes. Now Am Found at 76 minutes is next.
Which is the shortest?
After Youve Gone at 55 minutes. Form and Void and Down Will Come match it.
How long are the Night Country episodes?
61, 65, 61, 65, 63 and 80 minutes. Part 6 is the longest of the season.
Do these runtimes include credits?
Yes. HBO masters include the full credit roll.
Sources
- HBO True Detective episode pages seasons 1 to 4 (titles and synopses)
- True Detective episode guides (30 episodes, Omega Station 86 min note, Night Country timings 61 to 80 min)
- Wikipedia Omega Station episode page (86 min running time) and True Detective season pages
Last verified: 2026-10-07 · 30 entries
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