HBO renews ‘True Detective’ for Season 5

A still from ‘True Detective: Night Country’

True Detective has been greenlit for a fifth season by HBO. Issa López, the showrunner of True Detective: Night Country, the latest iteration of the anthology crime show, will return to oversee the next chapter.

According to reports, López has signed a multiple-year deal with HBO. In addition to True Detective Season 5, she will also create new content for the network.

Released in January this year, True Detective: Night Country has been hailed as a return to form for the crime franchise. The standalone series with supernatural tinges stars Jodie Foster as a police chief investigating a case in the fictional town of Ennis in Alaska. Nic Pizzolatto, the creator of the first three seasons of True Detective, is credited as executive producer on Night Country.

It’s unclear at the moment if True Detective Season 5 will be a continuation of Night Country or a fresh narrative.