Netflix has secured the rights to an untitled project by Nic Pizzolatto, starring Matthew McConaughey and Cole Hauser, beating out the likes of Apple and Amazon. The project reunites Pizzolatto and McConaughey, who previously collaborated on the first season of HBO’s True Detective.
Netflix managed to beat out several streaming services, including Amazon and Apple, in acquiring the television project, which appears to still be in the early stages, as deals for both McConaughey and Hauser are reportedly still being finalized.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, while Amazon, Apple, and Netflix competed for the project, HBO sat out the bidding war. As the outlet notes, this is perhaps due to the strained relationship between Pizzolatto and HBO. While Pizzolatto was involved in the first three seasons of True Detective, he was not involved in the fourth season of the hit series, retitled True Detective: Night Country. Pizzolatto publicly criticized True Detective Season 4, reposting negative commentary on the season on his social media, straining the professional relationship between himself and HBO in the process.
Although details on the still untitled project are sparse, it is reportedly being referred to as “The Brothers Project” as McConaughey and Hauser are expected to play brothers in it. Skydance Sports is backing the series, suggesting there will be a sports angle involved, although that has not yet been confirmed. McConaughey and Hauser worked together previously in Richard Linklater’s iconic 1993 movie, Dazed and Confused.
MacDailyNews Take: McConaughey is collaborating with his former True Detective co-star Woody Harrelson on a separate brother-themed comedy project, currently in development for Apple TV+.
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