“True Detective” creator Nick Pizzolatto is set to develop a Western drama for Amazon.
The untitled series focuses on a former outlaw who struggles to make peace with a remaining threat from his past as he defends his new life and family free of crime. As the protagonist embarks on an epic journey that packs danger and romance into one, the series embraces the ensemble cast found in traditional Westerns as eccentric figures unite to help him on his quest.
According to media reports, Pizzolatto is set to write and direct the play and will serve as executive producer alongside Mark Johnson.
Amazon Prime Video declined to comment.
The drama series is Pizzolatto’s first project since walking out of his first-look deal with Touchstone Television. informed of His series, “Redeemer,” which had “True Detective” season 1 star Matthew McConaughey attached to star, was no longer moving forward under the deal in January 2021.
After creating HBO’s “True Detective,” Pizzolatto is credited as an executive producer for the fourth season, which is titled “True Detective: Night Country” and will premiere this year, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reece will star as the lead detective duo.
While Pizzolatto was heavily involved in the first three seasons of the franchise, which made a splash in its 2014 premiere alongside McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, Barry Jenkins and Issa Lopez, who serves as a writer for the fourth season Was. Season.
Pizzolatto has been reprized by WME, Anonymous Content, and Goodman Geno.
hollywood reporter first informed of news.