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For this go-around, we're shining a spotlight on Showrunner Issa López's Emmy-nominated Jodie Foster and Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country As was confirmed earlier this year, the fifth season of the hit HBO anthology series will not be a direct continuation of "Night Country" (Foster and Reis won't be returning), but López noted that there will[...]

Receiving critical acclaim, scoring huge viewing numbers, and netting 12 Emmy nominations was probably the best way for Showrunner Issa López's Jodie Foster and Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country to respond to series creator Nic Pizzolatto's not-so-kind words about the season from earlier this year Even sweeter is the fact that all of that success[...]

Since the big news hit back in February that True Detective: Night Country Showrunner Issa López would be back to helm a fifth season of the popular anthology series as part of an overall deal, there are two things that we can definitively say about the new season First, Jodie Foster and Kali Reis won't be[...]

Last month, HBO dropped the good news that a lot of viewers (ourselves included) were looking forward to hearing, The cabler confirmed that "Night Country" Showrunner Issa López would be back to helm a fifth season of the popular anthology series as part of an overall deal At the time, it still wasn't clear if Jodie[...]

Some great news for fans of HBO's True Detective, with the cabler confirming that "Night Country" Showrunner Issa López will be back to helm a fifth season of the popular anthology series as part of an overall deal With the series changing stories & characters each season, it still isn't clear if Jodie Foster and/or[...]

Despite the reality that series creator Nic Pizzolatto and the worshippers of the first season have chosen to live in, the real world has declared Showrunner Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country a critical and ratings blockbuster With that success comes the obvious question[...]

Showrunner Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) has made it known just how influential the Woody Harrelson & Matthew McConaughey-starring season of HBO's anthology series was – but the Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country was something so much bigger than just a "sequel season." By the time the final credits[...]

Because the penultimate episode of Showrunner Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country dropped early on Max due to this being Super Bowl LVIII weekend (though it's still having its linear premiere this Sunday at 9 pm ET/PT), we're going to avoid spoilers – even though[...]

It's four down and two to go for Showrunner Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country – which means that this weekend brings the season's penultimate episode In "Chapter 5," Prior (John Hawkes) looks into the deeper connections between the research station and the Silver Sky mining[...]

After what might have been one of the worst Christmases ever depicted in a television series, Showrunner Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country heads into this weekend's penultimate episode a bit earlier than usual To avoid any conflicts with Super Bowl LVIII, "Part 5"[...]

Even though Showrunner Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country debuted to strong critical reviews and viewing numbers that continue to grow every week, there are some Season 1 worshippers who don't seem too interested in giving anything a chance that doesn't involve series creator[...]

After two episodes of Showrunner (and so much more) Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country, we think it's safe to say that – unless we're looking at one of the cruelest swerves in the history of television – this season has some serious threads connecting[...]

Showrunner (and so much more) Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country kicked off its season on Sunday night, riding a wave of very strong critical reviews But for the more "gatekeeping" corners of the fandom, anything that didn't genuflect to Nic Pizzolatto's Woody Harrelson[...]

One of those shows at the top of our list is Showrunner (and so much more) Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country Just to be clear? We were sold on the series once those three names were dropped – and yet, López keeps finding[...]

With less than a month to go until Showrunner (and so much more) Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country, López and Foster are addressing one of the biggest reasons why we were excited when Foster was announced for the season[...]

Because we were sold a long time ago on Showrunner (and so much more) Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring True Detective: Night Country But because we're vibing nothing but good things from the anthology series' return, we want to make sure as many folks check it out as[...]

In less than two months, Showrunner (and so much more) Issa López's (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) True Detective: Night Country will finally hit our screens – delayed from a late 2023 premiere due to the WGA & SAG-AFTRA strikes that impacted the industry over the past few months But earlier today, EP Mari Jo[...]

We've made it pretty clear that Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) True Detective: Night Country was one of those shows that have been at the top of our 2023 list for some time now So were we disappointed to learn last month that we would have to[...]

"Such a profound piece set up in Alaska that looks at the indigenous community, the Inuits, and some of the struggles they face opposite the world of mining and some of the more social conflicts that they continue to also face in the world of violence and domestic abuse," shared HBO's head of drama, Francesca Orsi,[...]

HBO's head of drama, Francesca Orsi, offered a rundown earlier today of what's ahead for the cable giant when it comes to new, returning & on-the-bubble series – and that included Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) True Detective: Night Country Having recently screened the first edited[...]

If you've been waiting to see more of Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) True Detective: Night Country, then today's rollout of Warner Bros Discovery's new MAX streaming service was the day you were waiting for With the highly-anticipated series having just wrapped filming, we have our first[...]

Over the past few months, Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) True Detective: Night Country has been on our radar from a coverage standpoint, and we're really liking what we're seeing of it so far What's helped make that happen are the ways that López and executive producer Mari-Jo[...]

If you're reading this, then you're like us, and Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) True Detective: Night Country is also on your list of "must-watch" shows this year In the upcoming season of HBO's crime anthology series, Detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) & Evangeline Navarro (Kali[...]

In the upcoming new season of Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) True Detective: Night Country, Detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) & Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) look to solve the case of six men operating the Tsalal Arctic Research Station who vanished without a trace when the[...]

For this go-around, we have our first footage from Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) upcoming new season of HBO's crime thriller anthology series True Detective: Night Country. The new season of the popular franchise focuses on Detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), who[...]

As HBO continues previewing what it has in store for this year, 2023, and beyond, viewers looking for an update on Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) upcoming new season of HBO's crime thriller anthology series True Detective: Night Country found themselves facing some good news[...]

Three months after we last checked in with how things were going with Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) upcoming new season of HBO's crime thriller anthology series True Detective: Night Country, the series has officially rounded out its cast. John Hawkes (Deadwood, Winter's Bone), Christopher Eccleston (Doctor[...]