# Real Detective (TV series)

Real Detective is a Canadian production, police docudrama (2016-2017) broadcast by Netflix. The anthology series tells a different US true crime murder each episode, through the detective(s) that worked the particular case in a documentary style, alongside a drama re-enactment of the events.
Following a single season on Netflix, the show continued as a CBC Television series titled The Detectives.

## Production

Each episode follows a US case in a documentary style, the drama aspect is filmed in Laval, Québec, Canada.
The show had the highest production budget for a true crime show; just under $4m.

## Episodes

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 8 | 8 | January 7, 2016 (2016-01-07) | February 25, 2016 (2016-02-25) |
| 2 | 8 | 8 | March 2, 2017 (2017-03-02) | April 20, 2017 (2017-04-20) |

### Season 1 (2016)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title |
| 1 | 1 | "Vengeance" |
| Veteran Seattle detective Mike Ciesynski catches a break in a gut-wrenching case, but the tipster's information has diabolical implications. |||
| 2 | 2 | "Malice" |
| When he goes on the hunt for a serial killer who targets children, Portland, Ore., detective C.W. Jensen feels his own life starting to crack up. |||
| 3 | 3 | "Darkness" |
| When a murder investigation stalls, Florida cop Tommy Ray gets personally involved with the victim's family until the case takes a surprising turn. |||
| 4 | 4 | "Damage" |
| Texas Ranger Phil Ryan looks into the grim murder of a young woman, but powerful friends of the main suspects interfere with his investigations. |||
| 5 | 5 | "Silence" |
| As murders spike in Hollywood, the case of a young woman stabbed to death becomes personal for hardened Los Angeles homicide detective Don Tabak. |||
| 6 | 6 | "Redemption" |
| Hotshot Georgia detective Eddie Herman looks into a double homicide, but the cop's arrogance turns out to be the killer's best ally. |||
| 7 | 7 | "Retribution" |
| Investigating the slaying of a religious man, Kentucky homicide detective Leigh Maroni must reveal dark secrets to the victim's anguished mother. |||
| 8 | 8 | "Misery" |
| Rookie Montana cop John Cameron faces personal crisis when the investigation into a missing boy puts him on the path of a twisted serial pedophile. |||

### Season 2 (2017)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title |
| 9 | 1 | "No Remorse" |
| Special Agent Jeff Rinek had some of the FBI's worst cases assigned to him, but none was as haunting as the kidnapping of a 7-month-old baby. |||
| 10 | 2 | "The Riverside Killer" |
| A Riverside County serial killer taunts the cop's lead investigator, whose team traces every bit of forensic evidence to catch the culprit. |||
| 11 | 3 | "No One Is Safe" |
| A witness's fears prove challenging for an Indianapolis detective who needs her to come forward to close an execution-style murder case. |||
| 12 | 4 | "Every Rose Has a Thorn" |
| After a reliable guy vanishes, a missing rifle raises suspicions about his girlfriend, who displays feelings for the investigator. |||
| 13 | 5 | "Blood Brothers" |
| A retired detective recalls a gut-wrenching murder case in which the victim's sister hid important facts about the killing, leading to another murder. |||
| 14 | 6 | "Lambs to the Slaughter" |
| When a Florida investigator is called to the case of the rape-murder of a young girl, he uncovers bad police work and -- finally -- the real killer. |||
| 15 | 7 | "Angel Doe" |
| A Houston detective breaks down recounting his most horrific case, identifying an abandoned, brutally murdered little girl and discovering her killer. |||
| 16 | 8 | "Puppet Master" |
| A detective overseeing the case of a missing young woman later found decapitated finds a connection between her and the leader of a cult-like church. |||

## Awards and nominations

Real Detective has been nominated for five awards and won one.
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Details |
| 2017 | ACTRA Montreal Awards | Outstanding Performance - Female | Sabrina Campilii | Nominated | - |
| 2017 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series | Tim Doiron | Nominated | Episode: 'Malice' |
| 2017 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series | Barry Russell (Director of Photography) | Nominated | Episode: 'Darkness' |
| 2017 | Joey Award | Best Principal or Guest Starring Actor in a TV Series 7-10 Years | Jaeda LeBlanc | Won | - |
| 2018 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Sound, Non-Fiction | Jeremy Reid (Re-recording Mixer) Sébastien Bédard (Sound Designer) | Nominated | - |
| 2018 | Canadian Screen Award | Best Picture Editing, Factual | Fannie Daoust Glenn Berman | Nominated | Episode: 'Blood Brothers' |