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We Probably Won’t Have True Detective to Kick Around Anymore (But We’ll Still Have Nic Pizzolatto)

2015 Writers Guild Awards L.A. Ceremony - Inside Show
Nic Pizzolatto. Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

Were you wondering what sort of manly men would get into dark and twisted trouble in the third season of True Detective? If so, we’ve got bad news for you: According to a THR profile of new HBO programming head Casey Bloys, a third season of the crime anthology series is probably not on the menu. More likely, sources say, is a different series from creator Nic Pizzolatto, who signed an exclusive deal with HBO last fall. The news is not incredibly surprising — even at the height of True D mania, Pizzolatto said he couldn’t imagine making more than three seasons of the show. There’s no word on what Pizzolatto’s other ideas could be, but knowing what happened in season two, a Hollywood satire is probably out of the question.

True Detective Probably Won’t Get a Third Season