TRUE DETECTIVE Creator Has A New Idea For Season One Characters

TRUE DETECTIVE Creator Has A New Idea For Season One Characters

Nic Pizzolatto has an idea to continue the story of Matthew McConaughey's Rustin Cohle and Woody Harrelson's Martin Hart, but he has to get the gang back together.

By ChandlerMcniel - Jun 01, 2025 10:06 AM EST
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True Detective is one of the greatest modern detective shows and one of the greatest crime shows ever made. The series is an HBO original and an anthology that features new characters every season. The first season is widely regarded as the best the show had to offer. It was unforgivingly dark and tackled some disturbing story elements and themes. It blended the occult into the terrors of reality in a unique way that just about no other shows have been able to mimic. 

Now, Nic Pizzolatto, the creator of the show, has appeared on an episode of the Nothing Left Unsaid podcast, and spoke briefly about the existence of an idea that would bring back the main characters from season one that were played by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, who both earned Emmy nominations for their performances. 

“I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that — who knows? — maybe we’ll do it one day,” Pizzolatto said during the episode. “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.”

Regarding his exist from the show after season three, Pizzolatto had the following to say:

“I was the one who walked away from my contract at the end of 2019. I believe if I had given them a good script for another season of ‘True Detective,’ I believe they would have gone for it. But I myself was spiritually tired of walking in that much darkness. And dealing with such dark materials. And then I got full custody of my daughter back and that was a situation where I really needed to be a father… and I had to step away from a lot of work in 2020.”

Not wanting to “walk in that much darkness” is very understandable. While the first season of the show was clearly the darkest of the bunch, seasons two and three were dark as well. The show dealt with difficult, violent, and disturbing topics such as murder, pedophilia, rape, incest, and more. Writing stories with all that and more in it has to take a mental toll on someone. 

Season four of the anthology series titled True Detective: Night Country debuted without Pizzolatto’s involvement. The fourth season attempted to blend supposed supernatural elements with the worst parts of human nature like season one, but it did not hit the same for a lot of fans. There were also those that loved the fourth season with Jodie Foster in particular gaining lots of praise. 

Would you be excited to see Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson return for another season of True Detective? Let us know in the comments!

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Mandalorian47
Mandalorian47 - 6/1/2025, 10:03 AM
Season 4 was atrocious, they let the group of women murderers go because woke.
TowelSeatbelt
TowelSeatbelt - 6/1/2025, 12:02 PM
@Mandalorian47 - attack of the killer cleaning ladies. One of the funniest reveals in TV history
HashTagSwagg
HashTagSwagg - 6/1/2025, 10:20 AM
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You've had 3 seasons to prove season 1 wasn't just a fluke. You failed, leave those characters alone.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 6/1/2025, 10:24 AM
Finally. But they're already in production on season 5 with Issa Lopez (unfortunately) so it'll be a bit....but I can't imagine HBO saying no if Matthew and Woody are on board. I just hope they continue the Yellow King storyline.
Nonameforme
Nonameforme - 6/1/2025, 10:36 AM
Just keep everyone from season 4 away. That was worse than terrible.
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 6/1/2025, 10:36 AM
S1 was the best season of tv I've ever seen. I'd prefer if they just left it alone
90caliber
90caliber - 6/1/2025, 12:58 PM
@SteviesRightFoo -So you've never seen The Wire then?
SteviesRightFoo
SteviesRightFoo - 6/1/2025, 12:59 PM
@90caliber - stopped at end of S3
90caliber
90caliber - 6/1/2025, 1:07 PM
@SteviesRightFoo - Shame. Thats the best TV show ever made!Season 3 is the kids too! Thats one of the best seasons.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 6/1/2025, 1:26 PM
@90caliber - it's better than the Wire. The Wire is great though.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/1/2025, 10:50 AM

Season 4 was such crap, I'm not sure if I want more. These Hollywood agenda idiots ruined a great show here.



bobevanz
bobevanz - 6/1/2025, 11:26 AM
@DocSpock - "anything that has a lesbian or any minority group is "the agenda"" lmao true brain rot thinking
dracula
dracula - 6/1/2025, 11:02 AM
Eh, would rather see more of something like Mindhunters

Right now only crime solving duo im watching it
McMurdo
McMurdo - 6/1/2025, 1:27 PM
@dracula - shame that series isn't continuing. We were primed to get into BTK if I remember correctly.
thedrudo
thedrudo - 6/1/2025, 11:49 AM
Let Nic cook. I get the criticism for season two but I still dug it and season three is underrated as hell.

Season four was bad fan fiction and I’m surprised those showrunners have been given the green light to make more.
McMurdo
McMurdo - 6/1/2025, 1:28 PM
@thedrudo - season 2 is underrated. It's a good neo noire. Sure it wasn't s1 but nonetheless. Definitely better than s3 IMO.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/1/2025, 12:17 PM
@bobevanz -

"anything that has a lesbian or any minority group is the agenda"

Gee, why would you say such a stupid thing? Every movie or TV show has minorities in them, and occasionally some have lesbians. Better get used to it or stop watching TV & movies, because that won't change.
Pathogen
Pathogen - 6/1/2025, 1:31 PM
@DocSpock - he was making fun of your view point.
DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/1/2025, 6:30 PM
@Pathogen -

???? I don't have that view point.
Astroman
Astroman - 6/1/2025, 1:57 PM
Man, I was planning on watching season 4, but a band of murdering cleaning ladies who are let go sounds like hot garbage. Is that really a fair description? Anyone suggesting season 4 is as good or better than the first 3 seasons, which for me ranked are 1,3,2.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 6/1/2025, 2:08 PM
Good. Make it happen. They make a great duo.

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