Overview
- Apple TV announced the series on June 18, 2026, saying Brothers will launch with two episodes on Sept. 23 followed by one new episode each Wednesday through Nov. 4.
- Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson star as fictionalized versions of themselves in the eight-episode comedy that centers on a decades-old suggestion they might be biologically related.
- Lee Eisenberg replaced original showrunner David West Read after reported creative disputes paused production in 2025, and the season was completed under Eisenberg’s leadership.
- The cast is led by Holland Taylor as McConaughey’s mother and includes Natalie Martinez, Brittany Ishibashi, Nolan Almeida, Ella Grace Helton, Noah Carganilla, Highdee Kuan and Oona Yaffe.
- Produced for Apple TV by Paramount Television Studios, the series is executive produced by Eisenberg, McConaughey and Harrelson with Trent O’Donnell directing the pilot, and it was filmed largely in Austin where the story’s Texas setting and McConaughey’s political subplot gave the shoot local visibility.