We won't be getting another "True Detective" reunion from Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, but we should be glad that they are teaming up for a different kind of project, this time for Apple TV. Interestingly, they are playing themselves in an alternate reality-type story in an eight-episode series titled "Brothers".
The concept, though fictional, is rooted in a real-life speculation revealed by Harrelson in an old Esquire magazine interview. The actor revealed that he and McConaughey share similarities and that his father's short-lived relationship with the latter's mother around the time he was conceived led him to believe that they both might be related.
“We haven’t done a test, but there are too many times that I think to myself, My God, the similarities! The things he does, the things he says — just the way he is. I’ve felt that for years,” the magazine quoted the actor.
Produced by Paramount Television Studios, “Brothers” has Lee Eisenberg handling the showrunning duties, in addition to executive producing it with McConaughey and Harrelson.
The official logline is as follows: “Brothers” follows McConaughey and Harrelson, who play fictionalised versions of themselves, and whose lifelong friendship is thrown into chaos when they uncover a decades-old secret: they might actually be brothers. After Woody’s daughter’s wedding falls apart, he loads up the family and heads to Austin for an extended stay at Matthew’s ranch. But what begins as a healing getaway quickly spirals when Matthew’s mother, Ma Mac (played by Holland Taylor), accidentally lets slip a long-buried secret that the two friends might actually be brothers. As Woody turns the ranch upside down in pursuit of the truth, Matthew finds himself juggling an entirely different identity crisis: a potential run for Governor of Texas. The result is a heartfelt, chaotic and wildly funny story about friendship, family, fame and the messy line between myth and reality.
Other cast members include Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton, Noah Carganilla, Highdee Kuan, Oona Yaffe and Holland Taylor.
