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‘True Detective’ Season 5: Nicolas Cage in Talks to Lead!!

True Detective is opening the Cage. Nicolas Cage is in talks to be one of the leads of the upcoming fifth season of the acclaimed HBO anthology crime series. The role, which is not yet finalized, would be Cage’s second major TV role: his first, the lead role in Prime Video‘s upcoming Spider-Man Noir series, is now in production. According to reports, the series, which … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 5: Nicolas Cage in Talks to Lead!!

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‘Mike Hammer’: Matthew McConaughey, ‘True Detective’ Creator Reuniting for New Movie!!

Matthew McConaughey and True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto are reuniting for a new Mike Hammer movie. McConaughey played Detective Rustin “Rust” Cohle alongside Woody Harrelson as Detective Martin “Marty” Hart in the first season of HBO’s True Detective show, which premiered in January 2014. The show earned by McConaughey and Harrelson Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Now, per Deadline, Pizzolatto … Continue reading ‘Mike Hammer’: Matthew McConaughey, ‘True Detective’ Creator Reuniting for New Movie!!

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‘Emilia Peréz,’ ‘Shogun,’ Win Big at Golden Globes 2025!!

The 2025 Golden Globes were handed out Sunday night. Emilia Pérez was named best motion picture — musical or comedy and best non-English language film, while Zoe Saldaña took home the best supporting actress award for her performance. The movie’s song “El Mal” won best original song. Meanwhile, The Brutalist was named best motion picture — drama. Brady Corbet also was named best director for … Continue reading ‘Emilia Peréz,’ ‘Shogun,’ Win Big at Golden Globes 2025!!

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‘Shogun’ Scores Biggest 2024 Emmy Awards Wins!! Check Out the Full List!!

Tonight was the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, hosted by the father-son duo Eugene Levy and Dan Levy. The night featured delightful odes to Happy Days, The West Wing, the procedural series that have defined the genre for decades, and a heart-warming segment that saw Greg Berlanti presented with the Emmy Governor’s Award. But you’re likely not here to read about all of that. You want … Continue reading ‘Shogun’ Scores Biggest 2024 Emmy Awards Wins!! Check Out the Full List!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 5 Will Feature New Characters and a New Setting!!

Issa López took a risk when she made the fourth season of True Detective. The show premiered back in 2014 to critical acclaim, but that acclaim did not carry over to subsequent seasons. Season 4 saved the show’s reputation and was a major success for HBO. So successful, in fact, that the network decided to renew it for a fifth season. López will be at … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 5 Will Feature New Characters and a New Setting!!

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‘True Detective’ Renewed for Season 5; Issa López to Return!!

True Detective will be back for a fifth case at HBO. Fresh off the best ratings in series history for the show’s Alaska-set fourth season, True Detective: Night Country, the network has renewed the series for a fifth season with Night Country showrunner Issa López at the helm once more. López is eager to return to the dark world of the crime anthology series, and … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Renewed for Season 5; Issa López to Return!!

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HBO 2024 Preview Video Reveals Footage of ‘The Penguin,’ ‘Welcome to Derry,’ and More!! Check It Out!!

HBO is ready to enter 2024 in full force, with a new video giving audiences a sneak peek of what the studio will be releasing next year. The second season of House of the Dragon, the premiere of The Penguin and the return of True Detective are some of the most anticipated events from the network in the next twelve months, setting the stage for … Continue reading HBO 2024 Preview Video Reveals Footage of ‘The Penguin,’ ‘Welcome to Derry,’ and More!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Trailer Sees Murders in Alaska!!! Check It Out!!

During the HBO panel at CCXP in Brazil this weekend, fans were stoked to see True Detective: Night Country stars Jodie Foster (Nyad), Kali Reis (Catch the Fair One), and new showrunner and director Issa López (Todo Mal). The trio went down to São Paulo to talk a little about the hit series’ new season, filming in Alaska and unveiling a highly expected new trailer … Continue reading ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Trailer Sees Murders in Alaska!!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Has Wrapped Filming!!

Production on the latest season of True Detective has wrapped up. In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), series writer, director, and showrunner Issa López announced the final details of the sound mix of True Detective: Night Country have been added, connecting the late David Bowie to the potential success of the upcoming series. In the post, López shared her excitement at finishing production … Continue reading ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Has Wrapped Filming!!

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‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto and Blumhouse Are Working on a New Horror Movie!!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if the world of True Detective jumped into movie form? Well, according to Slash Film, fans will be getting the next best thing as the HBO hit series’ creator, Nic Pizzolatto, revealed that he’s teaming up with Blumhouse on a horror flick. During a panel at the Austin Film Festival, the creative shared the news of … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto and Blumhouse Are Working on a New Horror Movie!!

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‘True Detective: Night Country’: New Teaser Sees Jodie Foster Trying to Solve a Murder Mystery!! Check It Out!!

Fan favorite anthology series True Detective is returning with another chapter titled Night Country. The new story features Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as leading detectives solving a murder mystery in Alaska. HBO has set the release date for the thrilling series along with the first trailer that lays out the mystery at hand and the people solving it. The trailer sees Detectives Liz Danvers … Continue reading ‘True Detective: Night Country’: New Teaser Sees Jodie Foster Trying to Solve a Murder Mystery!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Release Date Delayed to January 2024!!

True Detective fans waiting for the sun to rise on the fourth season, True Detective: Night Country, will need to stay in the dark a little longer as the series will not hit Max until January 2024. Initially expected as part of Max’s 2023 slate, the Jodie Foster and Kali Reis-led season is facing some setbacks likely (at least in part) due to the ongoing … Continue reading ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Release Date Delayed to January 2024!!

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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Trailer Sees Jodie Foster Trying to Solve a Chilling Case!! Check It Out!!

HBO Max has released a new trailer for True Detective: Night Country, the fourth season of its beloved crime drama anthology. So far, every True Detective season features a star-studded cast to shame many theatrical releases, and Night Country is no different. That’s because the new season stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as two detectives trying to solve a gruesome crime in Alaska. The … Continue reading ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Trailer Sees Jodie Foster Trying to Solve a Chilling Case!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Teaser Sees Jodie Foster Trying to Solve a Chilling Case!! Check It Out!!

There’s no arguing that when it comes to hit HBO shows, True Detective is at the top of the list. The debut Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson-led season would give way to two follow-up installments that saw several other A-list names including Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Mahershala Ali, and Carmen Ejogo swapped in and out of the call sheet. After four years that … Continue reading ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Teaser Sees Jodie Foster Trying to Solve a Chilling Case!! Check It Out!!

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New HBO Max 2023 Preview Video Teases ‘Barry’, ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘The Idol’ and More!! Check It Out!!

2022 has been quite the year of ups and downs for television shows, from many series being cancelled, others getting renewed, and a whole slew of upcoming ones to look forward to. As we prepare to head into 2023, HBO Max has shared a preview video for their current 2023 slate. The video features HBO and HBO Max originals, including the highly-anticipated The Last of … Continue reading New HBO Max 2023 Preview Video Teases ‘Barry’, ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘The Idol’ and More!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective: Night Country’: Professional Boxer Kali Reis Joins Season 4!!

Last month, HBO announced that Jodie Foster would star as detective Liz Danvers in the green-lit fourth installment of the True Detective franchise entitled True Detective: Night Country. Now, the network has announced that Kali Reis will co-lead the drama as Detective Evangeline Navarro. Reis is a well-known professional boxer who recently got her start in acting with a starring debut role in director Josef … Continue reading ‘True Detective: Night Country’: Professional Boxer Kali Reis Joins Season 4!!

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‘True Detective: Night Country’: Jodie Foster to Star in Season 4!!

Over three years since True Detective‘s haunting third season, which reclaimed some of the show’s former glory, fans can expect big things in its fourth installment. Jodie Foster will star in the HBO Emmy Award-winning crime anthology, True Detective for its fourth season, True Detective: Night Country. The fourth season of True Detective was announced back in March, with Barry Jenkins and Issa López developing … Continue reading ‘True Detective: Night Country’: Jodie Foster to Star in Season 4!!

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‘True Detective’: Night Country’: Barry Jenkins, Issa López to Develop Fourth Series!!

HBO has enlisted Issa López and Barry Jenkins to spearhead a fourth iteration of True Detective, tentatively titled True Detective: Night Country. Deadline reports that the project is in development, a month after HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys told them, “There’s something in the True Detective area, there’s things we’re feeling good about. I would say stay tuned on that one.” Created and … Continue reading ‘True Detective’: Night Country’: Barry Jenkins, Issa López to Develop Fourth Series!!

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‘The Knick’: Steven Soderbergh Reveals Why Series Was Cancelled!!

One of the best and most influential television shows of the “prestige TV” era is also one that almost no one saw: The Knick. The Cinemax series served as director Steven Soderbergh’s first new project after a self-imposed sabbatical from filmmaking, and he took it upon himself to direct every single episode himself before that became a trend with other shows like True Detective and Big … Continue reading ‘The Knick’: Steven Soderbergh Reveals Why Series Was Cancelled!!

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‘True Detective’: HBO Preparing for Season 4!!

We may yet see another season of True Detective, HBO’s pitch-black mystery series about broken detectives caught up in heinous crimes. The famously dormant series has aired just three seasons since it premiered in 2014, but the cable network is reportedly looking to deliver fans another grim-as-all-hell whodunnit sooner rather than later. In a recent interview with Deadline, HBO and HBO Max’s chief content officer … Continue reading ‘True Detective’: HBO Preparing for Season 4!!

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HBO Max Announces Black History Month!!

HBO Max has announced a special Black History Month line-up of movies and TV shows you can start streaming right now. This curated library arrives just in time for the start of Black History Month, which begins on February 1 and runs through February 28. Accompanying this special Black History Month line-up is the premiere of Judas and the Black Messiah, also on HBO Max. Directed by Shaka … Continue reading HBO Max Announces Black History Month!!

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‘Blood’: Michelle Monaghan To Star In Brad Anderson’s Psychological Thriller!!

Michelle Monaghan will star in the psychological thriller Blood with Brad Anderson directing. Will Honley penned the script which follows Jess (Monaghan), a separated mother and nurse who moves with her daughter and young son Owen back into her old family farmhouse. Shortly after settling in, Owen is bitten by the family dog, resulting in a mysterious infection from the bite. When Jess discovers a … Continue reading ‘Blood’: Michelle Monaghan To Star In Brad Anderson’s Psychological Thriller!!

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‘Unruly’: Mahershala Ali to Star as Boxer Jack Johnson in HBO Limited Series!!

Mahershala Ali is making moves under his first-look deal at HBO, as the two-time Oscar winner and True Detective star is set to play legendary boxer Jack Johnson in a limited series titled Unruly that Ali will executive produce with Tom Hanks and documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. Unruly is described as an unapologetically Black, no-holds-barred telling of Jack Johnson, the so-called Galveston Giant who rose … Continue reading ‘Unruly’: Mahershala Ali to Star as Boxer Jack Johnson in HBO Limited Series!!

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‘The Outsider’: Stephen King Adaption Is a Bigger Hit for HBO Than ‘Watchmen’ and ‘True Detective’!!

Stephen King adaptations and HBO series are often major hits with viewers, with the combination of the two for the debut season of The Outsider resulting in the series besting the ratings of both Watchmen and True Detective, according to Variety. Across all platforms, the series earned an average of nine million viewers per episode, besting Watchmen‘s average of seven million viewers per episode and … Continue reading ‘The Outsider’: Stephen King Adaption Is a Bigger Hit for HBO Than ‘Watchmen’ and ‘True Detective’!!

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‘Redeemer’: Matthew McConaughey and Nic Pizzolatto Re-Team for FX!!

A True Detective reunion is in the works, but not at HBO. The creator and showrunner of the hit-or-miss HBO anthology series Nic Pizzolatto will create, write, and executive produce a new FX series called Redeemer, which will star True Detective actor Matthew McConaughey. Indeed, McConaughey co-led the brilliant first season of the HBO anthology series and has always expressed a desire to work with … Continue reading ‘Redeemer’: Matthew McConaughey and Nic Pizzolatto Re-Team for FX!!

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Emmy Nominations 2019: ‘Game of Thrones’ Breaks ‘NYPD Blue’ Record with 32 Nominations!!!

The 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations have been announced, and as always when it comes to this notoriously finnicky organization, it’s a mixed bag. The big news is that, as expected, the final season of Game of Thrones was recognized across the board. In fact, Thrones landed a whopping 32 nominations, breaking a long standing record set by NYPD Blue for the most nominations for a single season. Emmy voters … Continue reading Emmy Nominations 2019: ‘Game of Thrones’ Breaks ‘NYPD Blue’ Record with 32 Nominations!!!

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‘True Detective’ Creator Teases His Season 4 Idea!!!

Nic Pizzolatto, the creator and writer of True Detective, believes he has a really exciting idea on his hands for season four. True Detective certainly took a slump with its second season, unable to match the universal acclaim of season one, however, season three brought the series back in great style, returning the show closer to where it once was. But what about the future? … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Creator Teases His Season 4 Idea!!!

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‘The Last of the Mohicans’ Series in the Works!!!

Although Cary Joji Fukunaga is at work on Bond 25, he’s not leaving TV behind completely. After directing Maniac and the first season of True Detective as well as developing The Alienist, he’s now teaming up with Watchmen director Nicole Kassell for a new adaptation of The Last of the Mohicans. James Fenimore Cooper’s 1826 novel is the second the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy and is … Continue reading ‘The Last of the Mohicans’ Series in the Works!!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3 Finale Trailer Believes Time Is a Flat Circle!! Check It Out!!

Just after last night’s revealing episode of True Detective, HBO dropped the trailer for next week’s Season 3 finale—and there is a lot still up in the air. Episode 7 kind of laid out all the pieces of this engrossing season thus far, setting up Michael Rooker as the head of Hoyt Foods and our potential Big Bad. We saw that Wayne (Mahershala Ali) and … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Finale Trailer Believes Time Is a Flat Circle!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective’: New Trailer Teases What’s Coming in the Weeks Ahead!! Check It Out!!

True Detective is back, in more ways than one. The HBO series first launched in 2014 and is largely responsible for two current TV trends: having one director helm an entire season, and scoring big name movie stars to lead a close-ended one-season story. While the “one director” thing only held for True Detective’s first season (directed by Cary Fukunaga) and the show’s second season … Continue reading ‘True Detective’: New Trailer Teases What’s Coming in the Weeks Ahead!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 4: Nic Pizzolatto Says He Already Has a Wild Idea!!

After a rapturously received first season, True Detective got some serious backlash for its second season. Instead of clamoring for more, fans were left cold, and the show went back on the shelf with some wondering if showrunner Nic Pizzolatto would get another shot at his moody noir series. Now the show is finally back with folks like our own Allison Keene hailing Season 3 … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 4: Nic Pizzolatto Says He Already Has a Wild Idea!!

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HBO Teaser Reveals First Look at ‘Game of Thrones’ Final Season and ‘Watchmen’ Series!! Check It Out!!

In the midst of the Golden Globe awards, HBO dropped a teaser touting its original content coming in 2019, which also happened to reveal the first footage from Game of Thrones Season 8, as well as the highly anticipated Watchmen TV series adaptation from showrunner Damon Lindelof. The Thrones footage is merely a brief scene, but a crucial one as Jon Snow (Kit Harington) and … Continue reading HBO Teaser Reveals First Look at ‘Game of Thrones’ Final Season and ‘Watchmen’ Series!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3: New Trailer Will Remind You Of Dark Times!! Check It Out!!

I say this with extreme cautious optimism … this True Detective Season 3 trailer is giving me serious Season 1 vibes. And since I absolutely loved and was haunted by Season 1 for a very long time (especially during that Season 2 mess), this is a good thing. The new season cribs a lot from that first , including bringing the show back to just a … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3: New Trailer Will Remind You Of Dark Times!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective’: New Season 3 Trailer Follows Mahershala Ali Across Three Time Periods!!! Check It Out!!

True Detective Season 1 was a massive hit. True Detective Season 2…not so much. There were a lot of reasons that Season 2 didn’t work as well—the cast was a bit too large, the plotting a little too convoluted, and it lacked the thematic punch and intensity of the first season. But it looks like True Detective Season 3 is going to get things back … Continue reading ‘True Detective’: New Season 3 Trailer Follows Mahershala Ali Across Three Time Periods!!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3: HBO Reveals Premiere Date and New Images!! Check It Out!!

HBO has finally put a date on the highly anticipated return of True Detective for Season 3, which stars Mahershala Ali as Wayne Hays, a state police detective from Northwest Arkansas. After an exciting and immersive first season (one that helped make director Cary Fukunaga a household name — well, as far as the TV and film community generally go — and kicked off the McConaissance), creator Nic … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3: HBO Reveals Premiere Date and New Images!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3: First Trailer Finds Mahershala Ali In The Lead!! Check It Out!!

HBO dropped a bit of a bombshell tonight tied to the season finale of the critically acclaimed miniseries Sharp Objects, opting to surprise viewers with the first True Detective Season 3 trailer for the long-awaited new season of the HBO anthology series. As with seasons 1 and 2, this third season hails from creator and showrunner Nic Pizzolato, but it presents a brand new story, new … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3: First Trailer Finds Mahershala Ali In The Lead!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3 Adds Scoot McNairy!!!

Hot damn, True Detective Season 3 is shaping up to be one exciting TV project. HBO took some time ordering a new installment of the anthology series after Season 2 stumbled with critics, but ever since Season 3 became official, the good news just keeps rolling in. The series is casting up and Godless star Scoot McNairy is the latest actor to come aboard, alongside previously … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Adds Scoot McNairy!!!

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Don’t Expect ‘Big Little Lies’ or ‘True Detective’ to Come Back Before 2019!!!

HBO is all about the wait these days. It was recently confirmed that we’re going to have to wait until 2019 to see the final season of Game of Thrones, and it sounds like that year’s gonna be one heck of a doozy for HBO because network president Casey Bloys has confirmed that neither Big Little Lies nor True Detective will return this year. While at … Continue reading Don’t Expect ‘Big Little Lies’ or ‘True Detective’ to Come Back Before 2019!!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3 Adds Stephen Dorff in Co-Lead Role!!! Check It Out!!

It’s not a fever dream—True Detective Season 3 is really happening, and the cast is growing. While it was unclear if HBO would order another season of the anthology series after Season 2 suffered a critical shellacking, all it took was some time. Now Season 3 is coming together, and in addition to Mahershala Ali and Carmen Ejogo, actor Stephen Dorff has now joined the … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Adds Stephen Dorff in Co-Lead Role!!! Check It Out!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3 Adds Carmen Ejogo to Co-Star!!!

The next actor has been cast in True Detective Season 3, and hoo boy, this is getting exciting. When HBO finally greenlit the series earlier this year, Oscar-winning Moonlight actor Mahershala Ali was set in the lead role. Now THR reports that Selma and Alien: Covenant actress Carmen Ejogo is signing on to co-star in the third season of the HBO anthology crime series. Ejogo … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Adds Carmen Ejogo to Co-Star!!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3 a Go with Director Jeremy Saulnier; Logline Revealed!!

It’s officially official: True Detective is back. While HBO hit something of a pause button after the critically derided second season, buzz about True Detective Season 3 started surfacing earlier this year, suggesting the show wasn’t entirely dead. Indeed, creator/showrunner Nic Pizzolatto was teamed up with HBO veteran David Milch (Deadwood, Luck) to come up with a story for a third season of the anthology … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3 a Go with Director Jeremy Saulnier; Logline Revealed!!

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Mahershala Ali in Early Discussions to Join HBO’s ‘True Detective’ Season 3!!

Mahershala Ali is in talks to star in the third season of “True Detective” at HBO, Variety has confirmed with sources. While discussions are underway with the Oscar winner, Ali’s deal is not in place — plus, “True Detective” technically has not been greenlit for Season 3, though sources close to the network say the third season is happening. Plot details for the third season are … Continue reading Mahershala Ali in Early Discussions to Join HBO’s ‘True Detective’ Season 3!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3 Is Back from the Dead as David Milch Joins!!

Of all the ways I thought a new season of True Detective might materialize (if in fact it did, since Season 2 was a mess and there’s been a long break since then), I could not have predicted this. After the success of Season 1, HBO pushed Season 2 into production too fast (as was admitted in hindsight), so taking a break before Season 3 didn’t … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Is Back from the Dead as David Milch Joins!!

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Matthew McConaughey Joins Stoner Comedy ‘The Beach Bum’!!!

Remember 2009? For Matthew McConaughey, it marked a time where he was a staple of (mostly forgettable) romantic comedies, having just completed Failure to Launch, Fool’s Gold, and Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. Yes there were movies like We Are Marshall and The Lincoln Lawyer in there, but for the most part McConaughey was known to the public for being the romantic lead, and in her personal life, … Continue reading Matthew McConaughey Joins Stoner Comedy ‘The Beach Bum’!!!

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HBO “Hopeful” for New Seasons of ‘True Detective’ and ‘The Night Of’!!!

Following the disappointment of the pricey Vinyl and high-profile busts of Lewis & Clark and two David Fincher shows before they even made it to air, HBO has been facing a drought in dramatic programming. The network shook things up last year by hiring Casey Bloys as new president of programming, and so now the network is undergoing a reboot of sorts as it works to bolster … Continue reading HBO “Hopeful” for New Seasons of ‘True Detective’ and ‘The Night Of’!!!

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Cary Fukunaga Drops Out of TNT Series ‘The Alienist’ and Will Next Helm ‘The Black Count’!!

While many have tried, in the two years since True Detective Season 1 first aired, no one has been able to accomplish the feat of a single writer and a single directing collaborating on a TV series to near-perfect results. That director, Cary Fukunaga, quickly became an in demand name, and while he quickly moved onto the moving child soldier drama Beasts of No Nation, he’s since been busy developing a … Continue reading Cary Fukunaga Drops Out of TNT Series ‘The Alienist’ and Will Next Helm ‘The Black Count’!!

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‘True Detective’ Creator Teaming With Robert Downey Jr. for ‘Perry Mason’ on HBO!!!

Since the lackluster conclusion of True Detective season 2, undoing a lot of the good work the first run did in the minds of fans, it’s unclear if the trippy crime drama will ever return. Though, HBO claims to be motivated. In the meantime, the series’ creator, Nic Pizzolatto is eyeing his next big project at the network with another high-profile name, Robert Downey Jr. The Marvel star, who’ll return to … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Creator Teaming With Robert Downey Jr. for ‘Perry Mason’ on HBO!!!

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HBO Insists ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Isn’t Dead Yet!!

It appears that the final nail in the True Detective Season 3 coffin has yet to be hammered in. HBO’s limited series experiment saw a meteoric rise with its stellar first season, which featured not only a pair of impeccable performances by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, but also a fascinatingly pulp mystery, engrossing writing by series creator Nic Pizzolatto, and tremendous direction by Cary … Continue reading HBO Insists ‘True Detective’ Season 3 Isn’t Dead Yet!!

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‘True Detective’ Season 3 May Not Happen After All!!

Writer Nic Pizzolatto made a killing on HBO with the first season of True Detective. Starring Matthew McConaughey (who was in the midst of the McConaissance and on the verge of his first Oscar) and Woody Harrelson, the pseudo-supernatural detective drama became a sensation, prompting HBO to make another round of the anthology series with a new cast, setting, and story. Season 2 didn’t stick the landing as the network and fans … Continue reading ‘True Detective’ Season 3 May Not Happen After All!!

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Rachel McAdams being eyed for female lead in Marvel’s Doctor Strange!!

Word of Rachel McAdams being courted by Marvel to star in Scott Derrickson’s Doctor Strange opposite Benedict Cumberbatch has been making the rounds for a few weeks now, but now McAdams herself has confirmed that she’s at least in early talks for the role. There’s no official confirmation from Disney/Marvel or even an inkling as to whether an offer has been extended, but at least … Continue reading Rachel McAdams being eyed for female lead in Marvel’s Doctor Strange!!

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