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“True Detective” has been renewed for a fifth season on HBO. Issa Lopez, the creator of “True Detective: Night Country,” will direct the fifth season under her new overall deal with HBO.
The renewal is not a surprise, given the success of “Night Country,” in which Jodie Foster and Kali Reis starred in the fourth installment of the HBO anthology series. According to HBO, the season is the show’s most-watched installment to date, with 12.7 million multiplatform viewers. The season finale on February 18 was the most-watched episode of the season, drawing 3.2 million viewers on HBO and Max. That represents a 57% increase over the show’s premiere audience in January.
“From its conception to its release, ‘Night Country’ has been the most beautiful collaboration and adventure of my entire creative life,” Lopez said. “HBO trusted my vision throughout, and the idea of bringing a new incarnation of ‘True Detective’ to life with Casey, Francesca and the entire team is a dream come true. I can not wait to return”.
“Issa López is that unique and rare talent that speaks directly to the creative spirit of HBO,” added Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming and head of HBO drama series and films. “She directed ‘True Detective: Night Country’ from start to finish, never once faltering in her commendable vision and inspiring us with her resilience both in the role and behind the camera. In addition to Jodie and Kali’s impeccable performances, she has made this installment of the franchise a huge success; “We are very lucky to have her as part of our family.”
In “Night Country,” detectives Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Reis) investigate the disappearance of eight men who worked at a remote Arctic research station in Alaska. They soon discover that the events at the station could be related to one of their old cases, which drags them both on a dark and unexpected journey.
The season also starred Finn Bennett, Fiona Shaw, Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star LaBlanc and John Hawkes. Guest stars included Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna and Joel D. Montgrand.
At this time, Foster and Reis are not attached to the fifth installment, as the show has changed lead actors with each new season.
Lopez served as writer, executive producer and showrunner of “Night Country.” Foster was an executive producer as well as the star.
Pastel’s Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak also served as executive producers. Pastel is currently in a first-look deal with HBO and Max. Chris Mundy, Alan Page Arriaga, Steve Golin and Richard Brown also executive produced alongside “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto, Mari Jo Winkler and Season 1’s Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and Cary Joji Fukunaga. Princess Daazhraii Johnson, Cathy Tagnak Rexford and Sam Breckman were the producers of “Night Country.”