McConaughey, Harrelson comedy series 'Brothers' to premiere Sept. 23
by Annie Martin · UPIJune 18 (UPI) -- Brothers is coming to Apple TV in September.
The streaming service said in a press release Thursday that the comedy series will have a two-episode premiere Sept. 23.
Brothers reunites True Detective co-stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, who play fictionalized versions of themselves. In the new show, the pair portray lifelong friends who discover they might 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 (Holland Taylor), accidentally lets slip a long-buried secret that the two friends might actually be brothers," an official synopsis reads.
Brothers hails from Lee Eisenberg, who serves as showrunner and executive produces alongside McConaughey and Harrelson.
Other cast members include Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton, Noah Carganilla, Highdee Kuan and Oona Yaffe.
Brothers will mark McConaughey and Harrelson's first starring live-action TV roles since Rust Cohle and Marty Hart in True Detective Season 1, released in 2010.
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Actor McConaughey poses with his wife, actress Camila Alves and their children, Livingston Alves McConaughey, Vida Alves McConaughey and Livi Alves McConaughey (L-R) during an unveiling ceremony honoring him with the 2,534th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles on November 17, 2014. UPI/Jim Ruymen | License Photo