{"id":711899,"date":"2026-06-18T17:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/711899\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:39:13","slug":"brothers-first-look-matthew-mcconaughey-and-woody-harrelson-reunite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/711899\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Brothers’ First Look: Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson Reunite"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tMatthew McConaughey<\/a> and Woody Harrelson<\/a> are reunited in the first look at \u201cBrothers\u201d as Apple TV announced a Sept. 23 premiere date for the eight-episode comedy series.<\/p>\n

\n\tCreated by \u201cThe Office\u201d producer Lee Eisenberg, \u201cBrothers\u201d stars McConaughey and Harrelson as fictionalized versions of themselves. The \u201cTrue Detective\u201d co-stars\u2019 friendship is sent into a spiral when they uncover a decades-old secret: they might actually be brothers.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe truth comes out at Matthew\u2019s ranch in Austin, where Woody has taken his family for a much-needed retreat after his daughter\u2019s wedding falls apart. Per the logline, \u201cAs 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHolland Taylor plays McConaughey\u2019s mother, Ma Mac, and the ensemble cast also includes Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton, Noah Carganilla, Highdee Kuan and Oona Yaffe.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe show is based on real life developments in McConaughey and Harrelson\u2019s storied friendship. There have long been rumors that the pair might be related, and in 2023, Harrelson confirmed that his father had a brief relationship with McConaughey\u2019s mother, implying he and the \u201cInterstellar\u201d actor might be half-brothers. \u201cWe haven\u2019t done a test, but there are too many times that I think to myself, My God, the similarities!\u201d Harrelson told Esquire magazine. \u201cThe things he does, the things he says \u2014 just the way he is. I\u2019ve felt that for years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe first two episodes of \u201cBrothers\u201d will drop on Sept. 23, followed by one episode per week every Wednesday through Nov. 4. The series is produced for Apple TV by Paramount Television Studios. Eisenberg, McConaughey and Harrelson executive produce alongside Natalie Sandy, David West Read, Trish Hofmann, Bill Bost, Jeremy Plager, Jason Winer, David Finkel and Brett Baer. Trent O\u2019Donnell directed the pilot as well as additional episodes.<\/p>\n

\n\tRead was the original writer, showrunner and executive producer of \u201cBrothers\u201d before exiting the series<\/a> over creative differences. Eisenberg replaced him at the helm. The show was first announced in 2023 and underwent several delays in production. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are reunited in the first look at \u201cBrothers\u201d as Apple TV announced a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":711900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88,10633,127805],"class_list":["post-711899","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-matthew-mcconaughey","tag-woody-harrelson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=711899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/711899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/711900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=711899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=711899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=711899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}