But if he had time, the show he’d really like to work on is “True Detective.” “Oh my God. Let’s do it,” said “True Detective: Night Country” exec producer Issa Lopez.

Added Hawley: “I would only do it with you.” Hawley, Lopez and “Lessons in Chemistry” exec producer Lee Eisenberg sat down recently with Variety’s Virtual FYC Fest: The Nominees to discuss their Emmy nods in limited or anthology series — and found some interesting connections between their shows. “What I loved about what Issa did was to take this sort of magic realism and really expand that idea that was always present in ‘True Detective,’ the extreme location and creating a mystery that is both literal and metaphorical,” Hawley said. “I think that’s always really interesting.

Speaking of connections, on “True Detective,” Emmy nominee Jodie Foster plays police chief Liz Danvers. “Lessons in Chemistry” stars fellow Emmy nominee Brie Larson — who in the Marvel universe is Captain Marvel, aka Carol Danvers. “That’s true, and they kind of look the same,” Lopez noted. “I’m thinking that [Brie Larson’s ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ character] Elizabeth Zott could be the mother of my Danvers, probably because of the..” “Timing!” said Eisenberg, finishing Lopez’s thought. (“Lessons in Chemistry” takes place in the 1960s, while “True Detective” is present day.) “You should talk to Apple and HBO!

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