HBO lands Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson cop seriesMay 1, 2012 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - HBO is getting into the anthology series game. The premium cable network has landed True Detective, a cop drama starring friends Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, The Hollywood Reporter said. The project, written by Nic Pizzolatto and packaged by Anonymous Content, went out to networks earlier this month with HBO giving an eight-episode series order to the effort. The duo will star as detectives Rust Cohle (McConaughey) and Martin Hart (Harrelson) whose lives become entangled while searching for a serial killer in Louisiana. True Detective's first season will follow the the 17-year hunt for the killer with following seasons replacing the cast and story - a similar format that FX has employed for its freshman hit American Horror Story from Glee co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Jane Eyre's Cary Fukunaga is attached to direct all eight installments with management company Anonymous Content - who represents Pizzolatto and Fukunaga and developed True Detective, on board to produce. The company's Richard Brown, Steve Golin and Brad Dorros will executive produce. For McConaughey, the project marks his first series regular commitment. Harrelson, meanwhile, would return to the small-screen with his first series regular gig following his run as the clueless but lovable Woody Boyd on Cheers and return to HBO after co-starring in the TV film Game Change earlier this year. In addition to a series order for True Detective, Pizzolatto also inked a development deal with the cable network that's currently home to Game of Thrones, True Blood, Girls and Veep, the later two of which earned second-season renewals earlier Monday. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |