Apple TV Announces Brothers Comedy Premiere September 23

Apple TV has announced that its new comedy series "Brothers," starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, will premiere globally on Wednesday, September 23. The first two episodes of the eight-part series will debut that day, with new episodes released weekly through the finale on November 4. A first-look image was also released.

The series reunites the actors, who are close friends in real life and famously starred together in the first season of HBO's "True Detective." In "Brothers," they play fictionalized versions of themselves. The plot centers on their characters' lifelong friendship being thrown into chaos when they uncover a decades-old secret suggesting they might actually be brothers.

The story begins when Woody's daughter's wedding falls apart, prompting him to load up his family and head to Austin for an extended stay at Matthew's ranch. What starts as a healing getaway quickly spirals when Matthew's mother, Ma Mac, played by Holland Taylor, accidentally reveals the long-buried secret. As Woody turns the ranch upside down searching for the truth, Matthew juggles an entirely different identity crisis: a potential run for Governor of Texas. The official synopsis...