HBO unveils first-look teaser for Jodie Foster's 'True Detective: Night Country'

HBO has unveiled tha first-look at 'True Detective: Night Country' and it's going to be one of the highly-anticipated shows of 2023
PUBLISHED DEC 23, 2022
Jodie Foster in a still from 'True Detective: Night Country' teaser (HBO)
Jodie Foster in a still from 'True Detective: Night Country' teaser (HBO)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: HBO achieved a lot of success with the first season of ‘True Detective’ and won several accolades. The series saw Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson playing homicide detectives investigating crimes that have shocked the entire community. The first edition was a gigantic success and HBO continued the franchise with two more seasons. The network is not leaving any stone unturned to make ‘True Detective’ the next big thing and has unveiled the first look for the newest season starring Jodie Foster in the lead role.

As we head into 2023, HBO and HBO Max have shared a preview video for their current 2023 slate, featuring some of the biggest shows that are set to premiere next year. The clip sees a lot of originals from HBO and fans got really excited when they saw the first look teaser for ‘True Detective: Night Country’ during the preview.

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Kali Reis in a still from 'True Detective: Night Country' (HBO)
Kali Reis in a still from 'True Detective: Night Country' (HBO)

The video starts with footage of Jodie Foster looking serious and investigating some forensic evidence from a crime scene. Meanwhile, we next see Foster, along with Kali Reis, going through a crime scene. As the clip moves forward, the footage gets more and more intense as things seem to be getting more problematic for the show’s lead character. The teaser ends with Foster’s character searching an abandoned house while someone is looking out for her.

The official synopsis for ‘Night Country’ reads, “When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the six men that operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunting truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.”



 

The upcoming season of the HBO show is penned by Issa Lopez and Alan Page Arriaga. Lopez will also be directing multiple episodes for the series, including the pilot. On the other hand, Lopez, Arriaga, Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceyak, Mari Jo Winkler, Matthew McConaughey, and Woody Harrelson serve as executive producers on the show.

Foster joins the list of elite actors being a part of the ‘True Detective’ series. The first season saw McConaughey, Harrelson, and Michelle Monaghan in the lead while Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, and Rachel McAdams led the series in its second edition. In the third edition, we saw Mahershala Ali and Ray Fisher in pivotal roles.

As of now, no release date has been announced for the show, but we know that it will make its way to HBO and HBO Max in 2023.

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