McConaughey and Harrelson star in Apple comedy 'Brothers'

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 23 Sept, 20:14 · Archive

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson star in a new Apple TV comedy about the possibility they might be related.

The show is a meta-comedy where the actors play fictional versions of themselves, drawing on their real-life friendship and previous collaboration on True Detective. The series has received mixed reviews, with some describing it as entertaining and others as occasionally amusing but aimless.

How it is being reported

• Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Brothers’ On Apple TV, Where Matthew McConaughey And Woody Harrelson – Already Bros – Might Be BrothersAlright, alright, alright now.New York Post · 23 Sept, 20:00
• Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson play caricatures of themselves in Apple’s bizarre ‘Brothers’: review"Brothers" starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson is a messy stew of ideas that’s occasionally amusing, but also aimless.New York Post · 23 Sept, 08:00
• Brothers review – Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey’s super-fun sitcom about the chance they’re relatedThe actors co-star in a lightly fictionalised meta-comedy about their real-life bromance – and possible sharing of parents. It’s a tasty little treat The cheek! The indulgence! The privilege! Did anyone, anywhere in 2026, look up from news of a world in flames and say, what we really need now is a meta-comedy where two actors play gently self-satirising fictional versions of themselves? They did not, and yet here are Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. They once co-starred in the first season of True Detective , one of TV’s darkest and best crime dramas, but otherwise their personae…The Guardian · 23 Sept, 05:00
• How to watch Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson in ‘Brothers’ for freeThe "heartfelt, chaotic and wildly funny" comedy is partially inspired by the actors' lives.New York Post · 22 Sept, 23:45

In this story: Matthew McConaughey · Woody Harrelson · Apple · True Detective

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