Filming has gotten started on the new season of “True Detective” titled “Night Country” with Oscar winner Jodie Foster leading the cast…
“True Detective: Night Country” — the fourth season of the anthology series on HBO — has started production in Iceland.
The upcoming season that features Oscar winner Jodie Foster in the lead role will the first without original series creator Nic Pizzolatto on board after he wrote the majority of the episodes through the first three seasons.
This time around Issa Lopez — a critically acclaimed director behind the horror film “Tigers Are Not Afraid” — will serve as showrunner, writer and director for all of the episodes in the new season of “True Detective.” Barry Jenkins, who directed the Academy Award winning film “Moonlight,” also serves as an executive producer on the project along with Foster.
Here’s the official synopsis for the upcoming season:
“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 (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) must confront their pasts and the dark truths lying underneath the Arctic ice.”
“True Detective: Night Country” features Foster in the lead role alongside Kali Reis, John Hawkes, Christopher Eccleston, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna, Isabella Star Lablanc, and Joel D. Montgrand.
There’s no word yet when the season will debut, although with production underway it’s likely a late 2023 or early 2024 date is most likely. Stay tuned for more updates on “True Detective: Night Country” as it becomes available!
