‘True Detective’ Season 3 ‘Is Not Dead,’ HBO President of Programming Says
“It’s a really valuable franchise for us,” Casey Bloys says during TCA panel
Greg Gilman | August 1, 2016 @ 10:00 AM
Last Updated: August 1, 2016 @ 10:44 AM
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“True Detective” may still return to HBO, someday.
Casey Bloys, the premium cable network’s new president of programming, told reporters during a TCA Summer Press Tour over the weekend that Nic Pizzolatto’s crime drama “is not dead.”
“I’ve talked to Nic about it, and I think both Nic and HBO, we’re open to a third season,” he said. “It’s a really valuable franchise for us. I think both seasons average about 11 million viewers an episode. So not dead. Just I’m not sure we have the right take for a third season yet.”
“True Detective” Season 1, which starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as a pair of Louisiana cops, was a hit with both viewers and critics, while Season 2 notoriously disappointed. The network’s former president of programming, Michael Lombardo, said he blamed himself for the letdown, because he asked creator Pizzolatto to write Season 2 “in a very short timeframe.”
Bloys said that Pizzolatto, who is signed to an overall deal with HBO, still doesn’t have a specific idea for a third season of “True Detective,” and is busy “working on some other projects.”
“We’re open to somebody else writing it, with Nic supervising it,” Bloys said.
Bloys’ update on the future of the series comes a few months after the media reported that the show would not be back.
10 'True Detective' Acting Teams We Want to See Next (Photos)
Robert De Niro & Al Pacino: Two method acting greats in one cop car. They partnered so memorably in "Heat," but there interactions were mostly confined to that famous coffee shop scene. It would be good to see them share more than a cup of joe. Plus, they need to do penance for "Righteous Kill."
Jeff Bridges & John Goodman: They were one of the best on-screen comedic pairings ever as The Dude and Walter Sobchack in "The Big Lebowski," but we all know they know drama better than TNT. Who wouldn't want to watch these two investigating a murder on the small screen?
Ben Affleck & Matt Damon: McConaughey and Harrelson were friends before boarding the critically-acclaimed HBO drama, so let's give friendship a chance. Affleck and Damon already won an Oscar together. This could be their next shot at an Emmy.
Holly Hunter & Frances McDormand: Nobody plays prickly and complicated heroes like these two women. Now if only they could convince the Coen Brothers to direct. That would be a worthy follow-up to the Yellow King.
Amy Adams & Ryan Gosling: Adams has proven she can take on any role she puts her mind to, while Gosling needs some true blue redemption after "Gangster Squad."
Brad Pitt & George Clooney: They worked so well together while working against the law in "Oceans 11," it would be interesting to see how they fare working for the law.
Daniel Day-Lewis & Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Both have shown a propensity for intensity, so here's to hoping we get to watch DDL drink JGL's milkshake one day while discussing the particulars of a case.
Josh Brolin & Sean Astin: No one needs a "Goonies" sequel, but an on-screen reunion between its two male leads couldn't hurt.
Jennifer Lawrence & Robin Wright: Providing Wright can sneak away from "House of Cards" long enough, she's perfect to play a seasoned cop who takes a vulnerable rookie under her wing.
Lupita Nyong'o & Barkhad Abdi: He's the captain now -- and she just got promoted to lieutenant.
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Now that McConaughey and Harrelson are done investigating ritualistic murders for HBO, here are 10 dream pairings we’re dying to see
Robert De Niro & Al Pacino: Two method acting greats in one cop car. They partnered so memorably in "Heat," but there interactions were mostly confined to that famous coffee shop scene. It would be good to see them share more than a cup of joe. Plus, they need to do penance for "Righteous Kill."
