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True Detective lands a Season 5 renewal on HBO with showrunner Issa Lopez returning under a new overall deal
Just days after the Season 4 finale of True Detective aired, reaching a season high in viewership, HBO has issued a Season 5 renewal.
The season finale of Night Country was watched by a season-high 3.2 million viewers, posting a whopping 57% increase over the January 14 premiere HBO also announced that new showrunner Issa Lopez, who took over the series from original creator Nic Pizzolatto, was also given a new overall deal The full six-episode season was the highest-watched in series history, with over 12.7 million cross platform viewers 'She helmed 'True Detective: Night Country' from start to finish, never once faltering from her own commendable vision, and inspiring us with her resilience both on the page and behind the camera,' Orsi added. Also executive producing is Mari Jo Winkler, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski and Mark Ceryak for PASTEL, with Chris Mundy, Alan Page Arriaga, Steve Golin and Richard Brown.
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