American crime drama True Detective just cast Jodie Foster in Season 4.
The show’s anthology format means that each season of True Detective uses a completely different cast. And this time around, it looks as though that starts with the Oscar-winning actress.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that her casting follows a long series of negotiations, and sees her take one of the leading roles as Detective Liz Danvers.
Most recently, True Detective Season 3 starred Mahershala Ali and Ray Fisher as an Arkansas detective and his son.
Season 4 of True Detective, also known as True Detective: Night Country is currently still in development, but does have an official synopsis:
“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 haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.”
True Detective: Night Country will be one of Foster’s biggest TV roles in recent years after the actress starred in Paper Moon in 1974, as she's been far more active in film.
Recent TV appearances include a cameo in The Simpsons and The X-Files as well as narrating an episode of Makers: Women Who Make America.
At the moment, little else is known about True Detective Season 4, including the rest of its cast. Issa Lopez and Alan Page are confirmed to co-write the scripts, with Lopez also attached to direct the pilot episode. Cary Joji Fukunaga and creator Nic Pizzolatto are listed as exective producers, but won't be involved in the creative for season four.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
Blogroll credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin, Getty Images
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The show’s anthology format means that each season of True Detective uses a completely different cast. And this time around, it looks as though that starts with the Oscar-winning actress.
The Hollywood Reporter reveals that her casting follows a long series of negotiations, and sees her take one of the leading roles as Detective Liz Danvers.
Most recently, True Detective Season 3 starred Mahershala Ali and Ray Fisher as an Arkansas detective and his son.
Season 4 of True Detective, also known as True Detective: Night Country is currently still in development, but does have an official synopsis:
“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 haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.”
True Detective: Night Country will be one of Foster’s biggest TV roles in recent years after the actress starred in Paper Moon in 1974, as she's been far more active in film.
Recent TV appearances include a cameo in The Simpsons and The X-Files as well as narrating an episode of Makers: Women Who Make America.
At the moment, little else is known about True Detective Season 4, including the rest of its cast. Issa Lopez and Alan Page are confirmed to co-write the scripts, with Lopez also attached to direct the pilot episode. Cary Joji Fukunaga and creator Nic Pizzolatto are listed as exective producers, but won't be involved in the creative for season four.
Ryan Leston is an entertainment journalist and film critic for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter.
Blogroll credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin, Getty Images
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