Nic Pizzolatto, creator of HBOโs True Detective, sent fans into a meltdown circa 2023 with the revelation that heโd written a genuine sequel to the hit crime dramaโs universally-acclaimed debut; answering over a decadeโs worth of demand for a season 1 reunion.
And just to dump a proverbial canister of gasoline on top of the equally-proverbial campfire, Pizzolatto confirmed that both original leading men (slash potential biological brothers) Matthew McConaughey, who portrayed Detective Rustin โRustโ Cohle, and Woody Harrelson, who portrayed Detective Martin โMartyโ Hart, had even sat down for a table read of the script โ dubbed True Detective: The Return.
But in an act of nuclear-level blue ballsing unlike anything seen in history, Pizzolatto punctuated the needlessly cruel Instagram post embedded below with what weโre ready to crown the worst 13-word caveat ever conceived by man: โShame weโll probably never get to film itโฆ What a story. Ah, wellโฆโ
What. Do. You. Mean. Bro?!
While that frustrating component of the caption above certainly throws a spanner in the works, weโre choosing to hold out hope for an actual continuation of television historyโs greatest opening season.
On a previous occasion, Nic Pizzolatto outlined the criteria that would need to be met before he even considered anything resembling a True Detective season 1 reunionโฆ
โIโd have to first write a story that I, the actors, and the network all loved. Loved so much it feels worth revisiting something we already did the right way,โ he explained.
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โThen the actors would have to really want to do it. Then the network would have to foot the bill, which would be considerable. So thatโs a lot.โ
โAnd it would start with me writing something on spec. Other than that, I could write a book without those constraints, but again, Iโm doing other things and donโt have the time or inclination at present.โ
Considering the story has already been written, the trioโs smiles (which lend us to believe True Detective: The Return is a cracker), and zero time constraints given his IMDb doesnโt indicate he has anything pressing on the horizon (letโs be real, the Blade reboot is dead in the water), all thatโs left is an official greenlight.
You know what the people want, HBO. Make it happen.
