Nic Pizzolatto Didn’t Know He Was Writing True Detective When He Started Season 3

True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto was hard-pressed to recapture lightning in a bottle after the breakout success of season 1.

It didn’t help that most of the actors and creatives that made the initial season a critical darling wouldn’t be coming back for season 2, nor that HBO pushed for a relatively quick turnaround between installments.

The anthology show would go on to suffer the dreaded sophomore slump, with much of season 2 coming off as a strained attempt to one-up the highlights of season 1 (from the broody monologues to flashy scenes like the famous single-take gunfight and chase).

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