After wrapping up the second season of True Detective, creator and showrunner Nic Pizzolatto has signed on a new deal with HBO. However, the future of the show remains unsure following the cable network’s extension of contract with Pizzolatto.
As reported by Variety, HBO has inked a new three year contract with True Detective boss Nic Pizolatto, the cable network has announced on Tuesday. Under their agreement, new projects from Pizzolatto are being hashed out, including new episodes of True Detective. Though this might be the case, the report says that the third season of the crime anthology “is still not a sure thing”.
Should True Detective gets a third season pickup, HBO demanded Pizzolatto to acquire some changes – Vanity Fair has learned. This would include hiring a staff of writers with the possibility of getting a right hand man for the position of showrunner. Either way, the 40-year old creator would retain his title as executive producer for the series.
After getting slammed by fans and critics for its slow-burn sophomore season, the decision to move forward with another concept is still on the hands of Pizzolatto. HBO boss Michael Lombardo made this clear back in July.
“If he wants to do another season, I said the door is open, we’d like to do another season of it,” Lombardo said in a report from Deadline.
He also shared that he’s thrilled for HBO to resume their relationship with the True Detective executive producer. “I look forward to seeing where his unique creative vision will take us next,” he enthused.
No word yet from Pizzolatto if he’s made his decision to give True Detective another shot.
This week, HBO has inked a deal with True Detective creator and executive producer Nic Pizzolatto. He has extended his contract with the cable network until 2018. However, Pizzolatto did not comment about the anthology series’ future following this latest development.
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