‘True Detective’ renewed for a fifth season on HBO

There are more mysteries to solve. real detective will return for season 5 as part of an overall deal with current showrunner Issa López signed with HBO.

The most recent delivery, True Detective: Night Country, was the show’s most-watched season yet, with 12.7 million viewers across all platforms, the network announced Thursday. The announcement comes just days after the show’s creator and former showrunner, Nic Pizzolatto, publicly criticized the final season on social media.

While López will return to direct the show, no details have been given about whether he will continue the story of night country, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, or if the next season will feature new protagonists and a new story.

“From conception to release, night country “It has been the most beautiful collaboration and adventure of my entire creative life,” said López. “HBO trusted my vision at all times and the idea of ​​bringing to life a new incarnation of real detective with Casey, Francesca and the entire team it is a dream come true. I can not wait to return”.

The show’s devastating finale drew praise from fans and snubs from Pizzolatto, who said he sat out the new season despite having an executive producer credit. He took to Instagram to criticize the show on posts now deletedsharing messages from fans who called night country a “hot mess,” among other complaints. In a separate, and also deleted, post, he told fans that they “can’t blame me” for the ending because he “had no involvement in this story or anything else.”

Reis responded in Xwriting: “It’s a shame… but hey, I guess ‘if you don’t have anything good to share, shit on everyone else’ is the new wave.”

On Wednesday, Pizzolatto posted about the program again, this time on his Instagram Grid. He called it the “TRUE DETECTIVES ADDED POST,” which he wrote was a “place for all their trolling/support/infighting.” real detective and the absolute moral degeneration and misogyny of anyone who doesn’t think that’s good.”

In HBO’s announcement, Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming and head of HBO movies and drama series, had kind things to say about the new season and its showrunner. “Issa López is that unique and rare talent that speaks directly to the creative spirit of HBO,” she said. “She directed True Detective: Night Country from start to finish, never once faltering in her own commendable vision and inspiring us with her resilience both on the page 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.”

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