Apple TV announced the teaming of True Detective co-stars and friends Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson for a comedy series back in March 2023. Today, the streamer confirmed the title—Brothers—and that the eight-episode season will premiere on September 23, 2026.
Two episodes drop on the debut date, with new episodes streaming on Wednesdays.
Joining Harrelson and McConaughey are Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton, Noah Carganilla, Highdee Kuan, Oona Yaffe, and Holland Taylor. Emmy nominee Lee Eisenberg serves as showrunner and executive producer along with Harrelson, McConaughey, Natalie Sandy, David West Read, Trish Hofmann, Bill Bost, Jason Winer, Jeremy Plager, and David Finkel & Brett Baer.
Apple TV offers this synopsis:
“Brothers follows McConaughey and Harrelson, who play fictionalized versions of themselves, and whose 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 (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.”
The comedy’s produced for Apple TV by Paramount Television Studios.