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to recapture the spirit of the first season ofTrue Detective, which starred Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, the new season has gone for the dramatic prowess of Jodie Foster. Foster, who hasn’t worked on the small screen since 1975’s television movieThe Secret Life of T.K. Dearing, will star as Ennis police chief Elizabeth Danvers in the Issa López-led season.
And while it’s hard to not compare Denver and her FBI trainee from the 1991 classic that redefined thrillers, Foster assured fans her character inTrue Detectiveis a far cry from Clarice.
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Danvers Is a Far Cry From Clarice inThe Silence of the LambsSaid Jodie Foster
Although the subtle and direct nods toThe Silence of the LambsinTrue Detective: Night Countryare completely intentional on Issa López’s part, Jodie Foster doesn’t see Danvers as similar to Clarice. While in the acclaimed film, which earned Foster her second Best Actress win, Clarice is quiet and reserved and is all about ethics, Danvers, on the other hand, is blunt and very dismissive of emotions.
In the latest issue ofTotal Film, Foster said,
“Clarice is all about the ethics and she’s quiet and reserved and always doing the right thing, and that is not Danvers. I kind of hope Clarice never got this cynical.”
She described Danvers by stating,
“She’s self-involved and distracted at the same time. I think she’s very dismissive of emotions, emotional people, and doesn’t really understand how the world has changed. And she’s also blunt and tells it like it is, which I always like. She’s a good cop. She has her dirty-cop side, and that’s a good thing and a bad thing in this show.”
But unlikeJodie Foster, theNight CountryCreator had no problem highlighting the connections betweenThe Silence of the Lambsand this season, stating it is a natural progression from the film.
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True Detective: Night CountryEmbraces the 1991 Classic
Reflecting on the influence of this season, which takesTrue Detectiveback to its creepy roots, López explained it was massively influenced bySeven, which is a direct descendant ofSilence of the Lambs.TheTigers Are Not Afraiddirector further stated they aren’t shying away from embracing it, revealing there is a direct nod to the Oscar-winning classic in the show. López explained,
“[Starling’s] just one of these characters. All the lines of that movie just live in my skull. We know the lines, we know the moments, we know the images. And there’s a direct line, I think … ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ mothered [David Fincher’s serial-killer chiller] ‘Se7en,’ and ‘Se7en’ mothered ‘True Detective.’ And this is the child of ‘True Detective.’ So there’s a direct line. That’s why I went directly to the source. And we’re not shying away from it.”
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Following its influence from some of the greatest works the genre has to offer in addition to Jodie Foster’s casting, fans will hopeNight Countrybrings back the magic of the first season.
True Detective: Night Countrywill premiere on Max on 12 July 2025.
Santanu Roy
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Santanu Roy is a Senior Entertainment Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 2,000 articles under his belt. He has been pursuing a degree in Animation and possesses a deep love for the medium of animation. Having spent the better part of the last two years pumping out articles for FW, Santanu excels at covering movie analysis and news surrounding Pixar, DCU, DreamWorks, and Batman’s cinematic legacy.With psychological thrillers and intimate slice-of-life dramas ranking among his favorite genres, Santanu is a big admirer of Luca Guadagnino, Shane Black, Park Chan-wook, and Brad Bird.
