David Farnor | On 24, Feb 2024

HBO has renewed True Detective for a fifth season.

The anthology crime series began a decade ago, when Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson turned Nic Pizzolatto’s dark detective drama into a smash hit. Last year, a fourth chapter emerged as being in the works, with Issa López on board as showrunner.

Starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, Season 4 is set during the long winter night in Ennis, Alaska, when the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.

Since its debut last month, it has become the most-watched season of True Detective, with 12.7 million cross platform viewers in the USA. Now, after its finale earlier this week, HBO has greenlit a fifth season. Additionally, HBO has inked a new, multiyear overall deal with Issa López to create content exclusive to HBO and Max, including the next season of True Detective.

Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films, said: “Issa Lopez is that one-of-a-kind, rare talent that speaks directly to HBO’s creative spirit. She helmed ‘True Detective: Night Country’ from start to finish, never once faltering from her own commendable vision, and inspiring us with her resilience both on the page and behind the camera. Alongside Jodie and Kali’s impeccable performances, she’s made this installation of the franchise a massive success, we are so lucky to have her as part of our family.”

Issa López added: “From conception to release, Night Country has been the most beautiful collaboration and adventure of my entire creative life. HBO trusted my vision all the way, and the idea of bringing to life a new incarnation of True Detective with Casey, Francesca and the whole team is a dream come true. I can’t wait to go again.”

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