Just days after the Season 4 finale of True Detective aired, reaching a season high in viewership, HBO has issued a Season 5 renewal.
The season finale of Night Country was watched by a season-high 3.2 million viewers, posting a whopping 57% increase over the January 14 premiere.
HBO also announced that new showrunner Issa Lopez, who took over the series from original creator Nic Pizzolatto, was also given a new overall deal with the network.
The full six-episode season was the highest-watched in series history, with over 12.7 million cross platform viewers.
Lopez directed and co-wrote all six episodes this season, while also serving as showrunner and executive producer.
Just days after the Season 4 finale of True Detective aired, reaching a season high in viewership, HBO has issued a Season 5 renewal
HBO also announced that new showrunner Issa Lopez, who took over the series from original creator Nic Pizzolatto, was also given a new overall deal with the network
Each season of True Detective has followed new detectives trying to solve a new grisly case, though no details about where the fifth season may be set have been revealed.
‘From conception to release, Night Country has been the most beautiful collaboration and adventure of my entire creative life,’ Lopez began in a statement.
‘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,’ she added.
Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films, added, ‘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,’ Orsi added.
‘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,’ Orsi concluded.
True Detective: Night Country is set in Ennis, Alaska during the long winter night, when eight men working for the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish.
Detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) are brought in to solve the case, though they must also confront the darkness within them.
Detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) are brought in to solve the case, though they must also confront the darkness within them
True Detective: Night Country is set in Ennis, Alaska during the long winter night, when eight men working for the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish
The season also starred Finn Bennett, Fiona Shaw, with Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star LaBlanc, and John Hawkes.
Guest stars include Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna, and Joel D. Montgrand.
Nic Pizzolatto and Cary Joi Fukunaga, who both wrote and directed the first season, serve as executive producers with Season 1 stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey.
Also executive producing is Mari Jo Winkler, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak for PASTEL, with Chris Mundy, Alan Page Arriaga, Steve Golin and Richard Brown.
Princess Daazhraii Johnson, Cathy Tagnak Rexford and Sam Breckman also serve as producers this season.