HBO's "True Detective" franchise had been off the air for five years, since its third season concluded in 2019. But all of that changed this year under the stewardship of Mexican filmmaker Issa López ("Tigers Are Not Afraid"), when the series came roaring back into the zeitgeist — with "True Detective: Night Country," led by stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. The murder mystery revolved around a central question: How did the scientists at the TSALAL research station in Ennis,...
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The multihyphenate impressed the industry by delivering a home run with her first major TV series project, HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country.” The Jodie Foster-Kali Reis edition of the anthology drama brought buzz back to the franchise in its fourth season after underwhelming outings in Season 2 and Season 3. López’s background is primarily in independent feature film. But her work as showrunner and director on a large-scale series shot largely in Iceland announced her arrival as a major player in prestige TV. “Night Country” also brought Foster her first Emmy Award and provided a breakthrough platform for Reis, who was also Emmy nominated. After “Night Country” made waves in January, HBO and Warner Bros. didn’t waste any time, signing López to an overall deal that keeps her at the helm of a fifth incarnation of “True Detective.”