Kali Reis, left, and Jodie Foster, right, star in Season 4 of “True Detective,” directed by Issa López. It is in many ways like a photo negative of the popular first season.

The spiral symbol, so prominent in True Detective Season 1 as a marker of the Yellow King cult, makes a brief appearance in Season 3, carved into a chest in one scene. It is not explained, but ...

Jodie Foster stars with former pro boxer Kali Reis in "True Detective: Night Country." The pairing powers Season 4 of the celebrated HBO series.

“True Detective” was never a series that went in for tender moments, but “True Detective: Night Country” — the show’s fourth season, after a five-year hiatus — takes a particularly ...

Jodie Foster in 'True Detective: Night Country' (2024) (Credit: HBO via IMDb). Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy, a newsletter from the Daily ...