"True Detective" season 3 is still happening, but it may feel very different from the previous ones as creator Nic Pizzolatto may no longer be at the helm.
HBO's president of programming Casey Bloys said a few months back that the network remains committed in "True Detective," vowing that it is "not dead."
However, Bloys said that Pizzolatto is busy with another project for the network to work on "True Detective" season 3, which is why they are looking for a new individual to do the writing duties.
"We're open to someone else writing it with Nic supervising it; it's a really valuable franchise for us," Bloys said, as quoted by The Hollywood Reporter.
"It's not dead; I'm just not sure we have the right take for a third season — yet," he went on to say, adding that Pizzolatto will supervise the writer instead.
Pizzolatto is reportedly working on a "Perry Mason" reboot with Robert Downey Jr. The actor has reportedly been dreaming of playing the role of the criminal defense lawyer in a remake of the Emmy-winning legal drama that aired in 1957.
Matthew McConaughey has already expressed his interest to be back in "True Detective." The actor played the role of Rustin Cohle in the first season.
"I miss Rust Cohle, man. I miss watching him on Sunday nights," McConaughey told Rich Eisen of "The Rich Eisen Show."
However, the anthology format of the show might not allow that. Seeing that he has already appeared in the original season with Woody Harrelson, he might not be able to take part in "True Detective" season 3.
But with changes coming to the franchise, there might be a way to actually see McConaughey back either back in the Cohle character or in an entirely new one.
With Pizzolatto still busy and HBO still looking for the perfect take for the show's comeback, "True Detective" season 3 will take a while to get here and will definitely be different than the previous ones.
