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True Detective · Season 2

True Detective season 2 episode 6: Church in Ruins

Aired 26 July 201557 minRated TV-MA

7.8TMDB · 104 votesMark watched

Where to watch True Detective Season 2 in Australia

True Detective season 2 is streaming in Australia on Foxtel Now (subscription) and HBO Max (subscription). You can also buy it on Apple TV from $19.99, Fetch TV from $21.99 and Prime Video Store from $21.99.

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Availability checked 16 November 2026.

What happens in “Church in Ruins”

Desperate to locate a missing woman with intel about Caspere, Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle, with Ray and Paul keeping close tabs.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 6 of 8 of season 2, so watch episodes 1 to 5 first.
  • It runs about 57 minutes.
  • Directed by Miguel Sapochnik, written by Scott Lasser and Nic Pizzolatto.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.8 out of 10 (104 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Miguel Sapochnik
Writers
Scott LasserNic Pizzolatto
Guest stars
Miranda Rae Mayo as Vera MachiadoChris Kerson as NailsChristopher James Baker as Blake ChurchmanAfemo Omilami as Police Chief HollowayAndy Mackenzie as IvarAbigail Spencer as Gena BruneTimothy V. Murphy as Osip AgronovJon Lindstrom as Jacob McCandless

Credits: TMDB.

More from True Detective Season 2

S02E05Previous · S02E05Other Lives19 July 2015
Next · S02E07Black Maps and Motel Rooms2 August 2015
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