{"id":2127773,"date":"2025-10-31T21:08:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T21:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2127773"},"modified":"2025-10-31T21:08:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T21:08:41","slug":"woody-harrelson-says-hed-never-return-to-true-detective-not-a-chance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/woody-harrelson-says-hed-never-return-to-true-detective-not-a-chance\/","title":{"rendered":"Woody Harrelson says he&#8217;d &#8216;never&#8217; return to \u201cTrue Detective\u201d: &#8216;Not a chance&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/woody-harrelson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Woody Harrelson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Woody Harrelson<\/a> has no interest in doing another season of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/article\/2014\/03\/10\/true-detective-finale-review-truth-justice-and-the-satisfying-surprise-of-a-happy-ending\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:True Detective.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>True Detective.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Only a few months after creator Nic Pizzolatto shared he had a new idea for a season starring Harrelson and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/matthew-mcconaughey\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matthew McConaughey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matthew McConaughey<\/a>, Harrelson has revealed in a new interview that he &#8220;never&#8221; wants to return to the HBO series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Friday&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/woody-harrelson-talks-now-you-see-me-now-you-don-t-251060293892\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:3rd Hour of Today;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>3rd Hour of Today<\/em><\/a>, host Dylan Dreyer\u00a0told Harrelson that McConaughey said he and Harrelson would be into doing another season if they &#8220;think it&#8217;s good enough.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Jim Bridges\/HBO Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson on 'True Detective'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/tj.ADbFvWdqJ.0oE_KNXrw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/a4a9f9ebab3113ec047ecfeeb59ec268\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Jim Bridges\/HBO<\/p>\n<p> Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson on &#8216;True Detective&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Matthew\u2019s so funny,&#8221; Harrelson said in response. &#8220;But in fairness, never. Not a chance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harrelson added that he only has positive reasons for not wanting to reprise his role of Det. Marty Hart in the mystery thriller drama.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Because it turned out great,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I love that it turned out the way it did. If anything, doing another season would, I think, tarnish that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harrelson&#8217;s comments come as a surprise because earlier this year, Pizzolatto revealed that he has an idea for a new season of the show that would bring Harrelson and McConaughey back as Marty Hart and Rust Cohle, respectively. At the time, the former showrunner claimed that there were ongoing conversations with the actors about it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I actually have another story for Cohle and Hart that, who knows, maybe we\u2019ll do it one day,&#8221; Pizzolatto said on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmailtrack.io%2Fl%2F2d58772182dedf57d259d6ac3fc995f8c583cfc3%3Fnotrack%3D1%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fopen.spotify.com%252Fshow%252F5fhcANt7CSnYvgBlgxpVVa%26u%3D11307746%26signature%3D73fe879f3f1ad76d&amp;data=05%7C02%7Czsharf%40variety.com%7Cc82db612ddc54800a70d08dd9d447601%7Ce950f25546e44144a778a6ff4f557492%7C0%7C0%7C638839639628338124%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=t%2Bdo2NI9dmovmzvYknxe7yLtgAXdF2QxmBTVF0z3AR4%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nothing Left Unsaid podcast;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Nothing Left Unsaid<\/em> podcast<\/a>\u00a0in May. &#8220;It&#8217;s character-based again&#8230;. But it&#8217;s not something I&#8217;ve written or anything. It\u2019s just [that] I had that in my head, and we&#8217;ve talked about getting back together and doing it. I think the guys are open to it. It&#8217;s just a question of whether that would ever happen or not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harrelson and McConaughey starred in the first season of the HBO anthology series in 2014. The series won five Emmys for that season, and both actors were nominated for their performances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>True Detective <\/em>continued in subsequent seasons with all-new casts, led by Colin Farrell,\u00a0Rachel McAdams,\u00a0Mahershala Ali,\u00a0Taylor Kitsch,\u00a0Vince Vaughn,\u00a0Jodie Foster,\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Harrelson and McConaughey will next be seen together in the new Apple TV+ comedy series\u00a0<em>Brother From Another Mother<\/em>, playing fictionalized versions of themselves living together on McConaughey\u2019s Texas ranch.\u00a0A release date has not yet been set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/woody-harrelson-never-return-true-detective-11841434\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woody Harrelson has no interest in doing another season of True Detective. Only a few months after creator Nic Pizzolatto shared he had a new idea for a season starring Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, Harrelson has revealed in a new interview that he &#8220;never&#8221; wants to return to the HBO series. 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