“True Detective” has been renewed for a fifth season with “Night Country” creator Issa López locked to return as showrunner.
López will create the next season of the anthology crime series as a part of her new multiyear overall deal with HBO, where she will create content exclusive to HBO and Max.
López created, wrote, directed and executive produced the fourth season, subtitled “Night Country,” which followed former detective partners Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), who reunite to investigate the disappearance of six men working at the Tsalal Arctic Research Station in small town Ennis, Alaska.
It is currently unknown whether the fifth installment will be connected to “True Detective: Night Country,” or if it will be a new story entirely.