Page 2 - True Detective Finale: Pizzolatto's Thoughts, Critical Reaction and Season 2 Hints

So what’s the plan for season 2? We already know we won’t be seeing Rustin and Marty again; such is the nature of an anthology series. And that’s a good thing – 8 episodes were long enough to hear their story.

But it was fitting that Rust had the final say

“I am still fleshing it out. The basic idea: Hard women, bad men, and the secret occult history of the U.S. transportation system. I was well on my way in the writing but there’s been a lot noise and work around the end of the first season that got in the way,” explained Pizzolatto, who also hinted at a further look into our protagonists from season 1, albeit in a different medium. Quizzed on the fact he’s retained the literary rights to the pair, Pizzolatto said, “maybe you will see Cohle and Hart novels down the road after Hollywood kicks me out. Always a possibility.” (Entertainment Weekly)