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True Detective · Season 3

True Detective season 3 episode 4: The Hour and the Day

Aired 27 January 201965 minRated TV-MA

7.7TMDB · 86 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 Hour and the Day”

Hays and West see a possible connection between the local church and the Purcell crimes. As the detectives search for one suspect and round up another for interrogation, Woodard is targeted by a vigilante group.

Episode summary: TMDB.

Before you watch

  • It is episode 4 of 8 of season 3, so watch episodes 1 to 3 first.
  • It runs about 65 minutes.
  • Directed by Nic Pizzolatto, written by David Milch and Nic Pizzolatto.
  • TMDB users rate it 7.7 out of 10 (86 votes).

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Cast and crew of this episode

Director
Nic Pizzolatto
Writers
David MilchNic Pizzolatto
Guest stars
Rhys Wakefield as Freddy BurnsSarah Gadon as Elisa MontgomeryBea Santos as 21 Year Old Lucy PurcellMichael Greyeyes as Brett WoodardMamie Gummer as Lucy PurcellBrett Cullen as Gerald KindtJodi Balfour as LoriSeth Barrish as Priest

Credits: TMDB.

More from True Detective Season 3

Previous · S03E03The Big Never20 January 2019Next · S03E05If You Have Ghosts3 February 2019
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  7. E07
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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.