Directing True Detective Was A Behind-The-Scenes ‘Struggle’ For Cary Fukunaga

While there have been plenty of struggles behind the scenes on the crime anthology series, the upcoming fourth season of “True Detective” looks like a fresh start. For the first time in the series, Nic Pizzolatto isn’t involved creatively. Instead, Issa López is taking over both writing and directing duties for the series, with Barry Jenkins in an executive producer role. While the original team that helped to make the series so successful may be gone, maybe the change in creators is all that’s needed to help make the show as fresh and entertaining as it was upon its first airing in 2014. 

No matter what happens with “True Detective” season 4, television fans can always look back on the first season of the show fondly. While Fukunaga may have gone through struggles while directing the entirety of season 1, his collaboration with Pizzolatto speaks volumes about what two creators can achieve despite their differences, as long as they aim toward the same vision for their story.