creator and showrunner is moving his overall deal from HBO to Disney's cable- and streaming-focused studio, Fox 21, and FX Productions. Under the new pact, Pizzolatto will create and develop new projects for the studio's various platforms as well as outside platforms. The creator already has his first project lined up as part of the deal — and he's reuniting with a familiar face for it., a drama inspired by Patrick Colman's novel.
As for Pizzolatto's decision to leave HBO, sources say the showrunner met with executives at the WarnerMedia-owned premium cable network to discuss a new deal and all parties involved agreed that it was time to part ways. Pizzolatto inked his first overall with HBO pegged to the debut of the anthology and renewed that deal twice.
and, sources say, could renew the anthology for a fourth season with a new showrunner who could bring a different point of view to the Emmy-winning franchise. Sources say HBO execs felt Pizzolatto was able to redeem the critically maligned sophomore run with the third season, which earned star Mahershala Ali an Emmy nomination. Sources note that Pizzolatto's HBO deal was in the range of $3 million a year.
"We’re very proud of the work Nic did for HBO, and we wish him the best in his new endeavor,” HBO said in a statement toWith Pizzolatto's decision to test the open market, the writer-producer is said to have drawn interest from multiple streamers as well as traditional studios as the appetite for established showrunners continues to climb amid emergence of six new streaming platforms.
Pizzolatto broke out with the first season of the anthology, which came packaged with McConaughey and Woody Harrelson and director Cary Joji Fukunaga attached. Season two, which arrived in 2015 with Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams and Taylor Kitch, didn't fare nearly as well and earned a single nomination . While season one has an impressive 87 on Metacritic, the second sits at 61. Season three rebounded with nine Emmy nominations and current has a 71 on Metacritic.
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