| Genre: | Police detective crime docudrama anthology series |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 16 |
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| Runtime: | 41-43 minutes |
| Company: | WAM |
| Network: | Netflix |
Real Detective is a Canadian production, police docudrama (2016-2017) broadcast by Netflix.[1] 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.
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.
Real Detective has been nominated for five awards and won one.
| Details|-| 2017| ACTRA Montreal Awards| Outstanding Performance - Female| Sabrina Campilii| || -|-| 2017| Canadian Screen Award| Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series| Tim Doiron| | | Episode: 'Malice'|-| 2017| Canadian Screen Award| Best Photography in a Documentary Program or Series| Barry Russell (Director of Photography)| | | Episode: 'Darkness'|-| 2017| Joey Award| Best Principal or Guest Starring Actor in a TV Series 7-10 Years| Jaeda LeBlanc| | | -|-| 2018| Canadian Screen Award| Best Sound, Non-Fiction| Jeremy Reid (Re-recording Mixer)
Sébastien Bédard (Sound Designer)| | | -|-| 2018| Canadian Screen Award| Best Picture Editing, Factual| Fannie Daoust
Glenn Berman| | | Episode: 'Blood Brothers'