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True Detective: Night Country Done; EP Praises Team in Heartfelt Post

True Detective: Night Country EP Mari Jo Winkler confirmed that it's finished & praised showrunner Issa López & the team for their hard work

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 Winkler – who has done an amazing job keeping us updated on how the production was going on a personal level (and holy s**t, that weather & terrain were brutal) – offered an update confirming that the Jodie Foster & Kali Reis-starring season is finished and has been delivered to HBO, while also praising Lopez & the team for taking on the "adventure we had through the ice, snow, darkness, and beauty of Iceland to the edit and sound mixing rooms of London."

"Maestra, Issa Lopez. Creator, Writer, Director, Showrunner, Filmmaker, Fearless Leader, Partner in Crime, Beautiful Human, Friend. It was exhilarating to finish and deliver 'True Detective-Night Country' to HBO yesterday," Winkler wrote in their Instagram post from earlier today. "I am so proud of everyone's work from production through post. What an adventure we had through the ice, snow, darkness, and beauty of Iceland to the edit and sound mixing rooms of London. Here's to doing what we love and, of course, to Mezcal Fridays!" Here's a look at the original post – followed by a look back at what we know about the series so far:

During a recent interview with EW, López offered a heads-up to fans of the anthology series that some very deliberate easter eggs will be in play referencing previous seasons. Following that, López explained her approach to the season and how it differed from past seasons.

"True Detective" Easter Eggs (And a "Big, Big Thing" in the Sixth Episode): "There are Easter eggs throughout that you will find, and there's a big, big thing in episode 6 that you will discover in time. It is its own story, but it's still connected. The spiral is there, the way that there are those dark and ancient gods (perhaps yes, perhaps not) working behind the scenes. It is the same universe."

"Night Country" Won't Be Going Timey-Wimey with Time Jumps: "HBO, you guys are incredible in the way that you trust a crazy Mexican. They were like, 'You can do it. Whatever you want.' Which is terrifying; it's the worst thing," López explained, sharing how HBO gave her the creative freedom to travel down her own narrative path. "I'm not going to follow the format, and I'm not going to follow the way it's shot. I do follow the idea and the aesthetic of this world behind them, and I constantly go back to show you the universe, the world where it's set, which is so unique. This corner of the north, forgotten by the world, Alaska. That I kept. And then the other thing that I thought was brilliant was two characters in a car trying to decipher the workings of the universe and their souls."

Joining Foster and Reis are Finn Bennett, Fiona Shaw, Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star LaBlanc, and John Hawkes. In addition, Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna, June Thiele, Diane Benson, and Joel D. Montgrand are set to guest star. Now, here's a look at what's to come beginning Sunday, January 14 (9 p.m. ET/PT) with HBO's True Detective: Night Country:

A Preview of HBO's True Detective: Night Country

In the upcoming season of HBO's crime anthology series, Detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) & Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) look to solve the case of eight men operating the Tsalal Arctic Research Station who vanished without a trace when the long winter night fell in Ennis, Alaska. In doing so, the pair will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves and dig into the haunting truths that lie buried under the eternal ice. Now, here's a look at the first official extended teaser for HBO's True Detective: Night Country, set to hit screens later this year:

López is set to write, direct & serve as showrunner, with Alan Page Arriaga (Shining Girls) joining the writing team. Executive producers include López, Page Arriaga, Foster, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski & Mark Ceryak for Pastel, Mari Jo Winkler, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Cary Joji Fukunaga & Nic Pizzolatto, along with Anonymous Content. "We are tremendously excited to return to the 'True Detective' franchise and to be working with the multi-talented Issa López, whose singular vision for her 'Night Country' installment will be beautifully realized with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in the starring roles," said Francesca Orsi, EVP, HBO Programming, when news of the series order was first announced.

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