--- description: Showrunner Nic Pizzolatto told reporters he "can't imagine" doing more than 3 seasons title: True Detective Probably Won't Have More Than 3 Seasons image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf13f90f49d9c3d17/698684a2e53abaea704d1655/truedetective12.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Don't Expect More Than 3 Seasons of _True Detective_ by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 12, 2014 4:08 PM CUT  HBO by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 12, 2014 4:08 PM CUT Fans are readily awaiting for — and speculating about — _True Detective_ season two. But showrunner Nic Pizzolatto gave an interview at the Banff World Media Festival that indicates fans should enjoy the show while it lasts, because it won’t be going on for too long. Pizzolatto said he “can’t imagine” the show going on for more than three seasons: --- > “” --- \[[_The Globe and Mail, Toronto_](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/true-detective-season-two-casting-rumours-arent-true-says-its-creator/article19122110/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2864862/true-detective-season/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2864862/true-detective-season/"},"headline":"Don't Expect More Than 3 Seasons of True Detective","datePublished":"2014-06-12T16:08:40.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:23:06.131Z","description":"Showrunner Nic Pizzolatto told reporters he \"can't imagine\" doing more than 3 seasons","url":"https://time.com/2864862/true-detective-season/","keywords":["Television","HBO","True Detective"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf13f90f49d9c3d17/698684a2e53abaea704d1655/truedetective12.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf13f90f49d9c3d17/698684a2e53abaea704d1655/truedetective12.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"True Detective","caption":"True Detective","creditText":"HBO","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2864862/true-detective-season/","name":"Don't Expect More Than 3 Seasons of True Detective"}}]}] ```