HBO’s anthology series “True Detective” is back after five years with a new season that will compete at the 2024 Emmy Awards. This latest installment that premiered in January comes with the subtitle “True Detective: Night Country” and, while still part of the franchise, it’s the first to not have the involvement of creator Nic Pizzolato – other than his executive producer credit. It was instead developed by Issa Lopez who wrote (or co-wrote) and directed all six episodes, and stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as detectives in an Alaskan town investigating the disappearance of eight scientists. Let’s re-examine the three previous seasons of “True Detective” at the Emmys – which garnered a combined total of 22 nominations and five wins – to determine possible nominations in categories for the current season.
Here is the complete Emmys history for the first three seasons of “True Detective”:
Season 1 (2014):
Best Drama Series
Nic Pizzolato,...
Here is the complete Emmys history for the first three seasons of “True Detective”:
Season 1 (2014):
Best Drama Series
Nic Pizzolato,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Christopher Tsang
- Gold Derby
Matthew McConaughey collaborated alongside Woody Harrelson in the HBO critically praised show True Detective. The pair would portray two police officers with an antagonistic relationship in the series. But McConaughey asserted there were times Harrelson truly was put off by his co-star’s performance.
Matthew McConaughey described what it was like working with Woody Harrelson Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson | Lester Cohen/WireImage
Harrelson and McConaughey grew as much of a bond as their characters did in the first season of True Detective. Viewers remember McConaughey playing Rust Cohle, a pessimistic detective with a habit of going on long soliloquies. Meanwhile, Harrelson would play McConaughey’s partner Martin Hart.
There were many instances during True Detective where Harrelson’s character would be visibly annoyed by McConaughey’s speeches. But not all of it was an act. Speaking with Smartless, Harrelson shared that McConaughey had a habit of staying in character on set.
Matthew McConaughey described what it was like working with Woody Harrelson Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson | Lester Cohen/WireImage
Harrelson and McConaughey grew as much of a bond as their characters did in the first season of True Detective. Viewers remember McConaughey playing Rust Cohle, a pessimistic detective with a habit of going on long soliloquies. Meanwhile, Harrelson would play McConaughey’s partner Martin Hart.
There were many instances during True Detective where Harrelson’s character would be visibly annoyed by McConaughey’s speeches. But not all of it was an act. Speaking with Smartless, Harrelson shared that McConaughey had a habit of staying in character on set.
- 3/22/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
"True Detective" season 1 is a rare accomplishment, being a television series with one writer and one director for the entirety of its first season. The singular vision of director Cary Fukunaga and writer Nic Pizzolatto created an engaging first season of television that subsequent seasons of the anthology haven't been able to follow up. However, such quality came at a cost, particularly on the part of Fukunaga. The director, known for his script contributions to "It Chapter One" and Daniel Craig's final outing as James Bond in "No Time to Die," gave "True Detective" season 1 a tone and pacing that helped match the thought-provoking dialogue provided by Pizzolatto.
Telling the story of detectives Rustin Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson), "True Detective" season 1 was more about the stories of the two detectives than it was about the mystery at its center. The show lived well beyond its critically acclaimed first season,...
Telling the story of detectives Rustin Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Woody Harrelson), "True Detective" season 1 was more about the stories of the two detectives than it was about the mystery at its center. The show lived well beyond its critically acclaimed first season,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Ernesto Valenzuela
- Slash Film
True Detective season 3 crosses over with season 1 and reveals who got buried in the woods in "The Final Country."
This True Detective review contains spoilers.
True Detective Season 3 Episode 7
True Detective season 3, episode 7, “The Final Country,” opens outside the three designated timelines. It is set somewhere between the 1990 reopening of the case and the 2015 documentary filming of it. Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) is taking his daughter to college. It is a warm scene filled only with the fears of separation. It is a far cry from the terrors he faces on the job, and yet the screams can still be made out.
The collegiate orientation setting segues into a crime scene, made disorienting because it is placed halfway up an outdoor metal staircase. Tom, whose last encounter with the two detectives ended with a shriek of disintegration, is dead from what looks like a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Roland West...
This True Detective review contains spoilers.
True Detective Season 3 Episode 7
True Detective season 3, episode 7, “The Final Country,” opens outside the three designated timelines. It is set somewhere between the 1990 reopening of the case and the 2015 documentary filming of it. Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) is taking his daughter to college. It is a warm scene filled only with the fears of separation. It is a far cry from the terrors he faces on the job, and yet the screams can still be made out.
The collegiate orientation setting segues into a crime scene, made disorienting because it is placed halfway up an outdoor metal staircase. Tom, whose last encounter with the two detectives ended with a shriek of disintegration, is dead from what looks like a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Roland West...
- 2/11/2019
- Den of Geek
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