Effectively all proper, all proper, all proper! “True Detective” and “EDtv” buddies Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are reuniting on display as soon as once more, this time for a brand new Apple TV+ comedy from creator David West Read (“The Huge Door Prize”).
And this time, McConaughey and Harrelson are literally enjoying variations of themselves. In Learn’s untitled 10-episode half-hour comedy, McConaughey and Harrelson — together with their households — try and reside collectively on McConaughey’s Texas ranch. And naturally, these shut confines places this storied friendship to the take a look at.
Within the logline, Apple TV+ calls the brand new present “a heartfelt odd couple love story revolving across the unusual and delightful bond between Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.”
Skydance Tv is behind the sequence, which is government produced by Learn, in addition to Harrelson and McConaughey. Different exec producers embrace David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Matt Thunell for Skydance Tv, together with Invoice Bost and Jeremy Plager.
The information comes simply as Apple TV+ and Skydance unveiled Learn’s new challenge, “The Huge Door Prize,” on the SXSW competition in a world premiere occasion. That present, starring Chris O’Dowd, debut with the primary three episodes on Wednesday, March 29, adopted by one new episode weekly each Wednesday by way of Might 17. Skydance additionally produces the saga “Basis” for Apple TV+, the place it can return for a second season this summer season.
McConaughey and Harrelson starred collectively in HBO’s landmark anthology crime drama “True Detective” in 2014 as Louisiana State Police detectives Rust Cohle and Marty Hart, respectively. Each actors had been nominated for lead drama actor of their roles.
In addition to “The Huge Door Prize,” Learn’s credit embrace “Schitt’s Creek” and Broadway’s “& Juliet.” He’s a part of the “Schitt’s Creek” crew that received the excellent comedy Emmy in 2020; he was additionally nominated for a writing Emmy that 12 months.
McConaughey is repped by WME and Yorn Levine; Harrelson is repped by 7 Deuce Leisure and Ziffren Brittenham.
