Some of the powers that be over at HBO really want you to know one thing right now: The upcoming second season of “True Detective” is going to be awesome. How much so? Well, they are even comparing it pretty favorably to what you saw on the show last year. Speaking at the Edinburgh TV […]
Is Nic Pizzolatto one of the most interesting showrunners working on TV right now? It’s hard to imagine anyone with a more interesting story. He came to HBO with “True Detective” without much experience with TV, and somehow managed to land two major stars in Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, while also making the show […]
Elisabeth Moss may getting a very rare chance this year to jump from one of the greatest shows on all of TV to another. According to a new report coming in now via TheWrap, Moss is in discussions to play the female lead for “True Detective” season 2. While we’ll keep some details about her […]
How about this for a possible name on “True Detective” that you never saw coming? According to a new report from TVLine, former “Swingers” / “Wedding Crashers” star Vince Vaughn is in talks to be one of the three lead characters on the drama, which has already attracted buzzworthy names like Colin Farrell and Taylor […]
Welcome to the world of modern media, otherwise known as the world of reading way too much into almost every little thing or headline that comes out. The latest comes via FX head John Landgraf, who somehow got misinterpreted while talking about HBO’s “True Detective.” Speaking at TCA recently, Landgraf (in our mind one of the greatest […]
In closing off TCA this weekend, the 2014 awards ceremony provided at least a few surprises. You had a network show winning Outstanding Achievement in Drama, a show on ABC Family taking home a trophy, and also a reality show with a tiny but loyal following dethroning “The Amazing Race” and other warriors. You can […]
Yesterday, the news came out that the HBO series was in deep discussions with Colin Ferrell about him taking the lead role on the show, which clearly paid big dividends for both Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson when they did it earlier this year. (Just look at the Emmy nominations.) Now, The Wrap reports that […]
“True Detective” certainly could have gone the safe route in trying to cast their next leading man, but they certainly aren’t doing that per the newest reports that are out there. According to Entertainment Weekly, Colin Ferrell (who you’ve probably seen in a dozen or so things over the years) is close to signing a […]
For those who have been tortured by the long wait for some news on “True Detective” season 2 casting, take some solace now. After all, we are hearing that the wait is almost over. While at the HBO Television Critics Association event today, network head Michael Lombardo confirmed that there are discussions happening right now, […]
While we know that the majority of the headlines out there right now related to “True Detective” have to do with the acting side of the things, there is just as interesting a debate right now when it comes to directors. Last year, the show had the luxury of being directed by one man only […]
