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True Detective: Night Country (TV Miniseries)

True Detective: Night Country

2024

Issa López (Creator), Issa López

Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, John Hawkes, Christopher Eccleston ...

6.0

7,669

TV Series. Mystery. Thriller. Drama TV Miniseries (2024). 6 Episodes. When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station disappear without a trace. To solve the case, detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro will have to confront the darkness within and dig into the haunting truths that lie buried beneath the eternal ice.

	Media	Author	Review
		Benji Wilson Telegraph	"With an astonishing Jodie Foster in the lead, the fourth season of the detective anthology is spectacular, terrifying and unforgettable (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Caryn James BBC	"Lopez has taken inspiration from 'True Detective', and created a fierce, absorbing, richly imagined new show of her own. (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Carly Lane Collider	"The best stories are always the ones you never really want to let go of, and 'True Detective: Night Country' will keep you held fast in its grip right up until the ultimate black of the end credits (...) Rating: ★★★★★★★★★ (out of 10)"
		Rodrigo Perez The Playlist	"Issa López has carefully crafted a modern-day crime classic that rivals 'True Detective' season one in its addictive, enthralling qualities"
		Meghan O'Keefe Decider	"It’s a dark and twisty thriller that’s perfect for these cold winter Sunday nights and even better for dissecting Monday morning with friends."
		Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"'Night Country' comes off as needlessly truncated in key areas, lacking the opportunity to truly inhabit its most distinctive elements.
		Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"A lean, mean, six-episode season that retains most of what was great under Pizzolatto, while leaving behind the more self-indulgent or outright clumsy parts of those years."
		Ben Travers IndieWire	"A slick, snowy reimagining of the dark-and-gritty crime show (...) creepy one"
		Alex Maidy JoBlo	"As much as I have enjoyed every season of this series so far, 'Night Country' is the first entry that I feel audiences will embrace as much as the first"
		Bob Strauss The Wrap	"While López brings refreshing new perspectives to the show’s psycho-procedural template, a pro forma specter haunts her six, hour long episodes."
		Ross McIndoe Slant	"The anthology’s fourth season thrives on its ability to exist as both a brisk, thrilling genre piece and a weighty, philosophical drama. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Vicky Jessop London Evening Standard	"For those in the mood for a little post-Christmas bleakness, 'Night Country' is the show for you (...) This is excellent TV that conjures an atmosphere thicker than the polar ice cap (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Christina Izzo AV Club	"Chillingly good TV(...) [It] isn’t so much a return to form as a renaissance"
		Keith Phipps TV Guide	"It's a memorable six episodes that offer a trip to a desolate place most of us will never visit and the perils unique to it."
		Lucy Mangan The Guardian	"A blazing Jodie Foster makes this show better than ever before (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"The season is creepy, moody, and effective. But it's never dour, nor hopeless"
		Katie Rife IGN	"The horror sequences are especially good (...) Jodie Foster and Kali Reis make a formidable duo at the head of Night Country’s investigation"
		Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"Issa López’s gripping, genre-bending season sets a high bar (...) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"
		Mary Beth McAndrews Dread Central	"Issa López brings 'True Detective' back to its true form thanks to a terrifying story, powerhouse performances, and chilling cinematography (...) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Olly Richards Empire	"The best it's been since the triumphant first season, 'True Detective: Night Country' is a thickly atmospheric, shiveringly sinister mystery (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Peter Travers ABC News	"The darkness can be dreary, but stay for the shivery suspense fueled by untamed female energy"
		Graeme Guttmann Screen Rant	"The show's best set of episodes since its debut season (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"
		Laura Miller Slate	"A response to the series' first season, a mirror image that reverses the thing it reflects while offering a fresh path forward"
		Kristen Baldwin Entertainment Weekly	"There is a kind of magic in Foster's performance; the actress is having so much fun"
		Adam Graham Detroit News	"It's a kick to watch Foster in full detective mode and her co-star, Reis"

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