True Detective: Night Country is a project from Barry Jenkins and Issa López. It premiered on January 14, 2024. It is the fourth season of True Detective and is composed of 6 episodes.
Plot[]
Scientists at an Alaskan research facility in Ennis, Alaska go missing under mysterious circumstances. A possible connection to an unsolved case brings former partners Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro back together despite a troubled past.
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Jodie Foster as Liz Danvers (6/6)
- Kali Reis as Evangeline Navarro (6/6)
- Fiona Shaw as Rose Aguineau (5/6)
- Finn Bennett as Peter Prior (6/6)
- Isabella Star LaBlanc as Leah Danvers (6/6)
- Christopher Eccleston as Ted Connelly (3/6)
- John Hawkes as Hank Prior (6/6)
Recurring Guest Stars[]
- L'Xeis Diane Benson as Beatrice Malee (4/6)
- Aka Niviâna as Julia Navarro (4/6)
- June Thiele as Nurse Ivy (3/6)
Recurring Co-Stars[]
- Angunnguaq Larsen as Dominic Pitka (4/6)
- Tim Van Eyken as Ralph Emerson (3/6)
- Pablo Anibal Frana as Facundo Molina (3/6)
- John Albasiny as Anton Kotov (3/6)
- Nicholas Goh as Li Jie (3/6)
- Þorsteinn Bachmann as Anders Lund (5/6)
- Adam Burton as Lucas Merens (3/6)
- Jeff Mirza as Veer Mehta (3/6)
- Owen McDonnell as Raymond Clark (3/6)
- Darren Foreman as Bill Wallis (2/6)
- Aron Már Ólafsson as Ace (2/6)
- Kathryn Wilder as Blair Hartman (4/6)
- Erling Eliasson as Dead Travis (2/6)
- Grace Anderson as Lulu (4/6)
- Phillip Blanchett as Ryan Kowtok (2/6)
- Abraham Franklínsson as Miner (3/6)
- Edward Fletcher as Chuck Mosley (3/6)
- Davíð Þór Katrínarson as Officer Cooper (5/6)
- Xavier Osmanson as Darwin Prior (3/6)
- Anna Lambe as Kayla Prior (6/6)
- Joel Montgrand as Eddie Qavvik (6/6)
- Inuik Lee Nielsen Shapiro as Holden Danvers (6/6)
- Dan Cade as Trooper Willson (3/6)
- Johnathan Anderson as Trooper Davis (3/6)
- Donnie Keshawarz as Adam Bryce (2/6)
- Eloise Thomas as Sheri Gillard (3/6)
- Dervla Kirwan as Kate McKitterick (3/6)
- David Shackelford as Kenny Hogan (3/6)
- Ben Watt as Shorty (3/6)
- Mary Lou Asicksik as Janice (4/6)
- Lisbeth Poulsen as Mrs Navarro (2/6)
- Doreen Simmonds as Kalik (3/6)
- Svend Hardenberg as Jake Peterson (2/6)
- Nivi Pedersen as Annie Kowtok (4/6)
- Ippiksaut Friesen as Grace Oopik (3/6)
- Tanya Tagaq as Doula (3/6)
- Varna Marianne Nielsen as Doula (3/6)
- Charlotte Qaminiq as Doula (3/6)
- Kasper Leisner as William Wheeler (3/6)
- Aqqalu Berthelsen as Young Hunter (2/6)
- Nancy Barnes as Girl In The Crowd (2/6)
- Anemarie Ottosen as Alma The Lighthouse Receptionist (4/6)
- Yaari Walker as Lou The Funeral Director (3/6)
- Atli Magnússon as Bob The Lighthouse Nurse (2/6)
- Klaus Tange as Otis Heiss (2/6)
Episodes[]
| No. in series | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Viewers (in millions) |
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| 25 | 1 | "Part 1" | Issa López | Issa López | January 14, 2024 | 0.565 |
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| When eight researchers at Tsalal Station suddenly disappear, Danvers (Jodie Foster) orders a search but tempers expectations of finding the men. After handling a workplace dispute and checking-in on her sister Julia (Aka Niviâna), Navarro (Kali Reis) tries to convince a skeptical Danvers (Foster) that the men's disappearance is connected to the murder of local activist Annie Kowtok, a case that has long gone cold. | ||||||
| 26 | 2 | "Part 2" | Issa López | Issa López | January 21, 2024 | 0.678 |
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| As Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Prior (Finn Bennett) set out to learn more about Tsalal – and find an unlikely location for the physical evidence – Captain Connelly (Christopher Eccleston) threatens to move the case to Anchorage. Later, Navarro (Kali Reis) and Danvers (Foster) separately find a connection between one of the Tsalal men and Annie, prompting the former partners to agree to work the case together. | ||||||
| 27 | 3 | "Part 3" | Issa López | Issa López (story) Issa López and Alan Page Arriaga (teleplay) |
January 28, 2024 | 0.602 |
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| While Hank (John Hawkes) leads the search for Clark (Owen McDonnell), Prior (Finn Bennett) asks Danvers (Jodie Foster) about the murder-suicide case that drove a wedge between her and Navarro (Kali Reis). After sifting through the contents of Clark’s trailer, Navarro (Reis) and Danvers (Foster) seek out a local hairdresser for insight on Annie – which leads to a tip about another former Tsalal worker. Later, tensions grow between Danvers and her stepdaughter Leah (Isabella Star LeBlanc). | ||||||
| 28 | 4 | "Part 4" | Issa López | Namsi Khan and Chris Mundy and Issa López | February 4, 2024 | 0.722 |
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| When Julia's (Aka Niviâna) mental health struggles resurface, Navarro brings her to a local facility, promising that this time will be better. Later, Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Navarro (Kali Reis) confirm the location of Annie's murder – and Danvers (Foster) levies a harsh punishment on Leah (Isabella Star LeBlanc) following her act of protest. | ||||||
| 29 | 5 | "Part 5" | Issa López | Katrina Albright & Wenonah Wilms and Chris Mundy & Issa López | February 9, 2024 (online) February 11, 2024 (HBO) |
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| As Prior (Finn Bennett) digs into the links between Tsalal and mining company Silver Sky, Navarro (Kali Reis) rescues Leah (Isabella Star LeBlanc) from a local protest that has turned violent. At a meeting with Silver Sky exec Kate McKitterick (Dervla Kirwan), Danvers (Jodie Foster) balks when Connelly (Christopher Eccleston) shares the official cause of the Tsalal men's deaths – and gets a warning against pursuing the case any further. Later, Hank (John Hawkes) receives a quid pro quo offer. | ||||||
| 30 | 6 | "Part 6" | Issa López | Issa López | February 18, 2024 | 0.983 |
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| In the midst of a brutal storm, Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Navarro (Kali Reis) find themselves stuck at Tsalal with no electricity or means of contact. As the truth about what happened to Annie and the Tsalal men unfolds, Navarro (Reis) and Danvers (Foster) each confront the demons from their past. | ||||||
