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True Detective · Season 3

True Detective season 3 episode 1: The Great War and Modern Memory

Aired 13 January 201957 minRated TV-MA

8.0TMDB · 98 votesMark watched

Where to watch True Detective Season 3 in Australia

True Detective season 3 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 “The Great War and Modern Memory”

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 partner Roland West. What started as a routine case becomes a long journey to dissect and make sense of the crime.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is the season premiere of season 3.
  • It runs about 57 minutes.
  • Directed by Jeremy Saulnier, written by Nic Pizzolatto.
  • TMDB users rate it 8.0 out of 10 (98 votes).

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The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Jeremy Saulnier
Writer
Nic Pizzolatto
Guest stars
John Charles Dickson as Young DeputyGrant Hockenbrough as Deputy O'BannonKatherine Forbes as Smoking WomanJulia Lashae as Woman #1Brad S. Clayton as Man #2Samantha Rae Soard as Teenage GirlJancey Sheats as NewsreaderJosh Hopkins as Jim Dobkins

Credits: TMDB.

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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.