Real Detective
2016 · TV Series · TV-14 · 45 min · ★ 7.6
Each episode follows a homicide detective recounting the one case that stayed with them forever, told largely in their own words. The series blends firsthand memories with dramatized scenes to explore the pressure, emotion, and lasting impact of real investigations.
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Streaming on Discovery+ and Investigation Discovery — or rent from $1.99.
11 hours to watch · 16 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2016–2018
- Release date
- 2016-01-07
- Network
- Investigation Discovery
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 45 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (29 votes)
About
If you’re into true-crime series like Homicide Hunter or The First 48, this offers personal case stories with a heavy emotional pull; Not for you if dramatized reenactments and factual inconsistencies quickly take you out of it.
Pros: firsthand detective storytelling; gripping real cases; emotionally involving | Cons: uneven reenactments; continuity errors; sometimes predictable
Cast & crew
- JJ
Julianne Jain
- CS
Cindy Sampson
- MM
Mizinga Mwinga
- TB
Tyrone Benskin
- KN
Katie Bird Nolan
- SB
Susan Bain
- LD
Lois Dellar
- VC
Victor Cornfoot
- SL
Sebastian Labissiere
- MC
Michael Douglas Cake
Directed by Martin Villeneuve
Episodes2 seasons · 16 episodes
Season 18 episodes
- S1E1Redemption43m
- S1E2Malice43m
- S1E3Damage43m
- S1E4Silence43m
- S1E5Retribution42m
- S1E6Darkness43m
- S1E7Vengeance43m
- S1E8Misery43m
Season 28 episodes
- S2E1Blood Brothers42mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E2The Riverside Killer42mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E3No One Is Safe42mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E4No Remorse42mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E5Every Rose Has a Thorn42mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E6Lambs to the Slaughter41mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E7Puppet Master41mAmazon Prime Video
- S2E8Angel Doe42mAmazon Prime Video