True Detective Season 4 is currently being considered by HBO.
"It's safe to say we're working with a couple of writers to find the right tone and take," HBO and HBO Max Chief Content Officer Casey Bloys told Deadline. "It's definitely an area that could be very interesting and I think it would be interesting with a new voice."
True Detective was created by Nic Pizzolatto, who wrote or co-wrote every episode of the show's first three seasons. However, Pizzolatto isn't expected to return for Season 4 and HBO is reportedly seeking a new showrunner to replace him, with Lucia Puenzo (Cromo) and Sam Levinson (Euphoria) among those rumored to be developing pitches for Season 4.
"Quality is what's going to guide us so if we end up with scripts that we don't feel are representative or are not at a high enough quality, we're not going to do something just to do it," Bloys added.
A crime drama anthology series, True Detective premiered in 2014 and returned for additional seasons in 2015 and 2019. Season 1 starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as a pair of Louisiana State Police homicide detectives who investigate a murder in 1995, only to revisit the case in 2012 when they realize it's connected to an ongoing series of crimes. The season received largely positive reviews from critics and went on to earn four Golden Globe nominations, including nods for McConaughey and Harrelson's performances.
Season 2 shifted the setting to California and revolved around a murder case involving four different characters: a corrupt detective (Colin Farrell), a troubled criminal investigation division sergeant (Rachel McAdams), a highway patrol officer traumatized by his experiences in war (Taylor Kitsch) and a career criminal who's trying to become a legitimate businessman (Vince Vaughn). However, reviews were far more mixed than those for True Detective Season 1, with critics arguing the season was predictable and self-indulgent.
Following the criticisms of Season 2, HBO was relatively slow to move forward with True Detective's third season. Season 3 finally premiered in Jan. 2019, with Mahershala Ali playing a retired detective from the Ozarks who tries to remember the details of a kidnapping case he began to investigate with his former partner (Stephen Dorff) 25 years ago, in the hopes of finally solving it. Although the third season was generally well-received, HBO declined to move forward with Pizzolatto's original idea for Season 4.
Source: Deadline