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True Detective Season 4: Release Date, Cast, Trailer & Everything We Know

Umesh

January 14, 2024

True Detective Season 4: Release date and renewal update — Image: HBO

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1 True Detective renewed for Season 4

2 True Detective: Details of the previous three seasons

3 True Detective Season 4 Production News

4 True Detective Season 4 Cast & Crew Details

5 True Detective Season 4 Storyline

6 True Detective Season 4 Release Date

7 True Detective Season 4 episode schedule

8 True Detective Season 4 Trailer

9 Where to Watch True Detective?

True Detective Season 4: After several years of hiatus, HBO’s anthology crime drama True Detective is returning for its fourth and final season.

Season 3 of True Detective aired on HBO from January 13, 2019, to February 24, 2019.
In March 2022, HBO announced that a new take on True Detective was in the works from executive producer Barry Jenkins and writer-director Issa López.
Season 4 will star Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. This is the first time there are two female detectives on the show.

True Detective is a fan-favorite anthology crime drama that first premiered on HBO on January 12, 2014. It follows the premise of different detectives collaborating to unravel unconnected murder mysteries with unseen twists, abysses, and plotlines.

The first season was highly applauded by critics and audiences alike, making it a worldwide phenomenon. The success led the studio to greenlight two more seasons, which were released in 2015 and 2019.

Although the latter two seasons didn’t receive similar reviews as the first season, the overall reception was quite good. The show received several prestigious awards, including 22 Emmy nominations and winning five.

It’s been around five years since the third season concluded and the fans are now getting restless for True Detective Season 4. So, what are the latest updates on the series’ next chapter? Here’s everything you need to know about the next season officially titled True Detective: Night Country.

True Detective renewed for Season 4

True Detective season 3 was released on January 13, 2019. After its success, it was deemed unlikely for HBO to cancel the series.

After the third season, creator Nic Pizzolatto’s contract with HBO ended, leaving the future of True Detective doubtful. But in March 2022, HBO announced that a new take on True Detective was in the works from executive producer Barry Jenkins and writer-director Issa López. HBO head Casey Bloys recently told The Hollywood Reporter that Season 4 is in development. When asked if there were any status updates on Watchmen Season 2 and True Detective Season 4, Bloys said that there was no status update at all for Watchmen but stated that ideas had been in development for True Detective.

“On True Detective, we’ve been developing various ideas,” Bloys said. “Stay tuned on that one.”

After Pizzolatto parted ways with HBO, the rights to True Detective remained with HBO, meaning the company is free to bring the show back without Pizzolatto’s involvement. Bloys said that the network was looking at what direction to take the series next.

On March 18, 2022, Variety confirmed that the fourth season is in development without Nic Pizzolatto.

HBO raked in Issa Lopez (Tigers Are Not Afraid, Secondary Effects) to script the new season currently titled “True Detective: Night Country.”

The plot is being kept under wraps, but as per sources, it would take place in the Arctic, where night can last more than 24 hours.

On Feb 15, 2022, HBO released the first image from the series via Twitter. The photo shows stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in the snowy, lonely landscape of Alaska. HBO also said Season 4 is “coming soon.”

Meet your new True Detectives.
The darkness of the Arctic falls heavy upon #NightCountry. The new season of the HBO Original #TrueDetective, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, is coming soon. #NightCountryHBO pic.twitter.com/max4kpK15p

— True Detective (@TrueDetective) February 15, 2023

True Detective: Details of the previous three seasons

Season 1 starred Oscar-winning actor Mathew McConaughey and fellow nominee Woody Harrelson, off-screen best friends play the role of detective partners. The season is set in Louisiana and follows the pair in their pursuit to find a serial killer. The first season was highly acclaimed and received several accolades.

Season 2 released in 2015, followed the journey of California-based detectives belonging to three police departments in the area. It starred a highly talented cast of actors such as Rachel McAdams, Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Kelly Reilly, and Taylor Kitsch. Wherein, McAdams, Kitsch, and Farrell played the leading trio investigating the murder of a corrupt politician. The reviews for the second season were mixed and didn’t meet the previous season’s high expectations, but the viewership saw a small improvement.

Season 3 premiered after a gap of around four years. It proved to be a comeback for the show as it garnered massive momentum from the critics when it was released in 2019. The show starred two times Oscar winner Mahershala Ali playing the role of an Arkansas state police detective investigating a cold case of the two missing children. The third season received much more positive reviews; however, HBO’s audience viewership reduced drastically.

True Detective Season 4 Production News

On Nov 8, 2022, HBO announced that production on True Detective: Night Country is underway in Iceland. On Twitter, HBO shared a look at the first page of the script.

A long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska.

Production has begun on #TrueDetective #NightCountry. Take an exclusive look at the first episode script for True Detective: Night Country, coming to @hbomax. #HBO50 pic.twitter.com/t0kQ0trYDe

— HBO (@HBO) November 8, 2022

True Detective Season 4 Cast & Crew Details

Two-time Oscar-winner Jodie Foster leads the cast. Kali Reis (Catch the Fair One) is the second lead.

Here’s the cast, with character descriptions via Deadline.

Jodie Foster – Det. Liz Danvers
Kali Reis – Det. Evangeline Navarro
John Hawkes – Hank Prior, a police officer with old grudges hiding under a quiet surface.
Christopher Eccleston – Ted Corsaro, the regional Chief of Police with a long history tying him to Liz Danvers.
Fiona Shaw – Rose Aguineau, a survivalist with a past full of secrets.
Finn Bennett – Peter Prior, Liz Danvers’ protégé and apprentice — for better or worse.
Anna Lambe – Kayla Malee, a young nurse with little patience for anybody who messes with her family.
Aka Niviâna – Julia, Navarro’s sister, a woman battling demons both in her history and in her mind.
Isabella Star Lablanc – Leah, Danvers’ stepdaughter, is a young woman fighting for her voice and her identity.
Joel D. Montgrand – Eddie Qavvik, Navarro’s love interest. He’s a local musher with connections that run deep in Ennis.

Issa López will serve as a writer as well as an executive producer. Lopez would also direct the pilot. Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, and Mark Ceryak of Pastel will also serve as executive producers. Pizzolatto, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, and Cary Joji Fukunaga will also likely be credited as exec producers, but are not involved in Season 4.

Producers Princess Daazhraii Johnson and Cathy Tagnak Rexford lead an Iñupiaq advisory council consulting on Alaska Native culture for the show, according to Deadline.

True Detective Season 4 Storyline

Each season of the crime anthology-based television series True Detective introduces one or two new detectives who hunt down murderers while battling their devils.

The official plot summary, according to HBO, is as follows:

“When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro must confront their pasts and the dark truths lying underneath the Arctic ice.”