‘OPEN TO IT’

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Might Be Game for Another Round of ‘True Detective’

“I have another story” said the creator of the hit show. “I think the guys are open to it.”

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto says that Rust Cohle and Marty Hart could be brought back in an upcoming season. The grizzled, Southern detectives—played by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, respectively—won the near-unanimous praise of audiences and the attention of the industry with Emmy nominations for each of the actors. Yet, despite the gripping performances and twisty, crime-drama plot, neither character returned to the small screen in subsequent seasons and it’s fair to say audiences weren’t thrilled about it. However, speaking to the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, Pizzolatto said the dream of bringing the pair back to the show is still very much alive. “I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that—who knows?—maybe we’ll do it one day,” the writer and director said. “It’s character-based again… But it’s not something I’ve written or anything. It’s just, I had that in my head. And we’ve talked about getting back together and doing it, and I think the guys are open to it. It’s just a question of whether that would ever happen or not.” True Detective is slated for a fifth season return in 2027, with Night Country creator Issa López again at the helm. With production already underway, and McConaughey and Harrelson not pinned for a return, it may be some time until they pick up their badges and guns once more.