A fourth season of “True Detective” is formally in improvement at HBO, Selection has realized from sources.
The brand new season is at the moment titled “True Detective: Night time Nation.” The plot is essentially being saved below wraps, however sources say that it will happen within the Arctic, the place night time can final greater than 24 hours. It’s also believed that the season would characteristic two feminine leads. No casting is confirmed presently.
Issa López is hooked up to function author and government producer on the brand new season along with directing the pilot. Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, and Mark Ceryak of Pastel will even government produce. Pastel is at the moment below a first-look deal at HBO and HBO Max. Nameless Content material, which has produced previous seasons of the present, and several other different government producers from previous seasons are anticipated to board the challenge as effectively.
HBO declined to remark.
This isn’t the primary time there was a multi-year hole between seasons of the critically-acclaimed present. Season 3 of the present, starring Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, aired in 2019. Season 2 aired in 2015, with Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughn, and Taylor Kitsch main the solid. The preliminary season starring Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, ran in 2014.
Throughout its three seasons thus far, “True Detective” has been nominated for 23 Emmy Awards with 5 wins, all of which have been for the primary season.
López has beforehand written, produced, and directed movies like “Todo Mal,” “Tigers Are Not Afraid,” and “Three Sundays” amongst others. It was reported in February that she is going to write, produce, and direct the characteristic “The Lady With a Thousand Names” for HBO Max.
She is repped by Rand Holston Administration, M88, and Hirsch, Wallerstein.
Jenkins received the Academy Award for finest tailored screenplay in 2017 alongside Tarell Alvin McCraney for the movie “Moonlight,” with Jenkins additionally selecting up a nomination for finest director. The movie in the end received finest image whereas Ali received for finest supporting actor. Jenkins additionally bought an Oscar nomination for “If Beale Road Might Speak” in the most effective tailored screenplay class. Most not too long ago, he labored on the critically-acclaimed Amazon collection “The Underground Railroad,” primarily based on the ebook of the identical identify by Colson Whitehead.
Jenkins is repped by CAA, Silent R Administration, and Lichter Grossman.