Woody Harrelson Says 'No Chance' of 'True Detective' Return With Matthew McConaughey: 'Never… Doing Another Season Would Tarnish' the Original Zack SharfNovember 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM 0 Woody Harrelson has bad news for "True Detective" fans.
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Zack SharfNovember 1, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Woody Harrelson has bad news for "True Detective" fans. Speaking on "Today" while promoting his new movie, "Now You See Me: Now You Don't," the actor said there is "no chance" of reuniting with Matthew McConaughey for a new season centered on Season 1 protagonists Rust Cohle and Marty Harty. Both actors were Emmy nominated for their roles in the debut season, which aired in winter 2014 on HBO.
"A lot of folks want to know if there will ever be another 'True Detective' with you and Matthew McConaughey," "Today" co-host Dylan Dreyer said. "[McConaughey] actually said he would be into it if 'Woody and I think it's good enough. It wouldn't even be a choice.' Would you do another one?"
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"Matthew's so funny," Harrelson replied. "In fairness, never. No chance… Because it turned out great. I love that it turned out the way it did, and if anything, doing another season would, I think, tarnish that."
"True Detective" creator Nic Pizzolatto said on the "Nothing Left Unsaid" podcast in May that he has an idea for a new story that would bring back the characters of Rust Cohle and Marty Harty. McConaughey told Variety soon after that he would be open to coming back depending on the script.
"We nailed that first season," McConaughey said. "But if it's a script like that first one, with that fire and originality, I'd do it. And you talk about monologues. Well, Rust Cohle had a monologue. He talked about everything that was inside him, and he didn't care if you were listening or not. There's freedom in that."
Pizzolatto described his idea for a new Rust-Marty "True Detective" season as "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."
Apparently Harrelson isn't too interested in after all. Watch the actor's full "Today" interview in the video below.
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