US Edition'True Detective' Creator Says He's Got A New Story For Rust And Marty, Thinks Matthew McConaughey And Woody Harrelson Are Down
- In 2025, Nic Pizzolatto, the creator of HBO’s True Detective, shared that he has a new story concept featuring the return of the characters Rust Cohle and Marty Hart, originally portrayed by the lead actors from the show’s first season.
- Pizzolatto stepped away from the series after Season 3 and has not written the new script, while McConaughey and Harrelson have expressed openness to returning but no plans are confirmed.
- True Detective premiered in 2014, won five Emmys from 12 nominations, and is widely regarded for Season 1’s strong critical and audience acclaim, which many consider untouchable.
- During a recent interview, Pizzolatto expressed uncertainty about whether the new story involving the characters would actually come to fruition.
- The potential revival would bring the franchise back to its roots, but Pizzolatto left HBO’s overall deal and Issa López now leads the series with Season 5 in development.
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‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto Has a “Story” for Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to Reprise Cohle and Hart: They’re “Open to It”
‘True Detective’ creator Nic Pizzolatto has a ‘story’ idea for Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to reprise their season one roles.
‘True Detective’s Nic Pizzolatto Says Matthew McConaughey & Woody Harrelson Are “Open To” Reprising Cohle & Hart For “Another Story”
Despite having “always been pitched as an anthology,” True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto said the show is perhaps not quite done with Season 1’s Cohle and Hart. Speaking on a recent episode of Tim Green’s Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, the four-time Emmy-nominated showrunner said that Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson would be “open” to reprising their roles, though a script has not yet been written. “I actually have another story for…
‘True Detective’ Creator Says ‘I Have Another Story’ for Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson to Return: ‘We’ve Talked About Doing It. I Think the Guys Are Open to It’
'True Detective' creator Nic Pizzolatto says he has an idea for a new season with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
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