Harrelson stated that he joined True Detective partly because he wanted to work with certain people involved in the project, with whom he had previously collaborated in the 2012 HBO film Game Change.
Harrelson je izjavio da se pridružio glumačkoj postavi Pravog detektiva dijelom i zbog toga što je želio raditi s određenim ljudima s kojima je već radio 2012. godine na HBO-ovom televizijskom filmu Game Change.