Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson have both made their names in acclaimed big-screen outings and some colourful off-screen behaviour - and are both in demand. So it looks like quite a catch that both look to be signing up for a new TV limited series called True Detective.
The concept sees the action taking place in two time-periods, the mid-90s and the present, at opposite ends of an investigation into a bizarre crime involving a serial killer in Louisiana. We see the original investigation by officers Rust Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Harrelson), the effect it has on their personal and professional lives and then more modern testimony as the case is reopened. If the project takes flight, the idea is to follow a new story with new characters, but a similar format, in subsequent seasons.
McConaughey received good reviews for his starring role as lawyer Mickey Haller in the cinematic adaptation of Michael Connelly's best-selling novel The Lincoln Lawyer (a follow-up is being discussed) and Harrelson's lengthy career has also included major acclaim for last year's Rampart and the Sarah Palin story, Game Change for HBO. The actors have appeared together in edTV and Surfer, Dude.
Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre) is set to direct all eight episodes of the first series with scripts by Nic Pizzolatto.
