‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto Was Brought To the Verge of Tears By His Own Characters For 1 Tragic Reason
Nic Pizzolatto is an American writer, producer, and director. While he has worked on different projects during his time, one that stands out has to be the HBO crime series, True Detective. Pizzolatto’s work has appeared in The Atlantic, The Oxford American, Best American Mystery Stories, and some other reputed publications as well.
While True Detective happens to be one of Nic Pizzolatto’s most popular works, he is also known for his novel Galveston which was later adapted into a movie in 2018. Interestingly, the characters of his fiction nearly brought him to tears.
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Nic Pizzolatto reveals he was nearly brought to tears by his characters
During an interview with Bernard Strainchamps over a decade ago, Nic Pizzolatto spoke about his novel Gavelston. The thriller has two main protagonists and in order to bring his best work out, he had to go to some really dark places mentally.
While speaking about it, Pizzolatto revealed that he understood that he needed to feel the weight of the characters and as a result, he was nearly brought to tears. He said:
“Structurally it was simply a matter of hearing what needed to be said. What was most difficult was to feel the weight of the characters’ lives, their desperation and loneliness, and their mutual hauntings. The characters took me back to places I don’t often allow myself to go, and I’d find myself stunned into silence or on the verge of tears because of what I’d felt on their behalf. Somewhat like an actor when playing an emotionally wrenching role.”
That said, it was certainly a emotional roller coaster for Pizzolatto to work on Gavelston but it most certainly paid off pretty well as it was later adapted into a movie as well.
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Where can you stream season 4 of Nic Pizzolatto’s True Detective?
The fourth season of True Detective was released recently on January 14. With a lot of anticipation surrounding the new season, it’s worth noting that the show was set to release last year.
However, the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strike not only messed up the entire schedule of 2023 but also delayed the release of multiple shows and movies. True Detective-Night Country comprises of six episodes and will be aired on HBO at 21:00 ET/PT.
Moreover, the fourth season reportedly has a striking similarity with respect to the paranormal aspect of season 1. That said, it will be interesting to see if the fourth season can do as well as the previous seasons.
