True Detective: Night Country Guide

In the first female-led season of True Detective, Night Country trades in the heated desert landscapes of seasons past for the frozen world of Ennis, Alaska.

When eight scientists working at the Tsalal Research Station all mysteriously disappear at the same time, Captain Liz Danvers is called in to lead the search. But when the bodies are finally discovered in the tundra, it opens up a bigger mystery.

As the news breaks, trooper Evangeline Navarro realises there may be a connection between these deaths and a previous missing persons case.

But as the long night takes hold and bizarre visions appear, the team have to keep their wits about them.

Here’s what you need to know about how the investigation unfolds.

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As True Detective is an anthology series, it had a full cast change for season four.

The cast for True Detective: Night Country are:

• Jodie Foster (Silence of the Lambs, Panic Room) as Chief Liz Danvers
• Kali Reis (Rebuilding, Black Flies) as Trooper Evangeline Navarro
• Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve, Andor) as Rose Aguineau
• Finn Bennett (Black Doves, Eye for an Eye) as Officer Peter Prior
• Isabella Star LaBlanc (Long Slow Exhale, Dexter: Resurrection) as Leah Danvers
• Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who, 28 Days Later) as Captain Ted Connelly
• John Hawkes (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Winter’s Bone) as Captain Hank Prior

They are joined by an ensemble cast including:

• Dervla Kirwan (Smother, The Reunion) as Kate McKitterick
• Anna Lambe (North of North, Alaska Daily) as Kayla Malee
• L'xeis Diane Benson (Alaska Daily, Kusah Hakwaan) as Bee
• Joel D. Montgrand (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Altered Carbon) as Eddie Qavvik
• Owen McDonnell (Killing Eve, Bad Sisters) as Raymond Clark
• Nivi Pedersen (Thin Ice, Borgen) as Annie Kowtok
• Donnie Keshawarz (Ad Astra, Tesla) as Adam Bryce
• Erling Eliasson as Travis Cohle
• Aka Niviâna as Julia Navarro

Season four of True Detective runs for six episodes.

Here’s how the episodes break down.

In Ennis, Alaska, eight scientists at the Tsalal Research Station go missing. The only thing left behind is the severed tongue of a woman who did NOT work at the station.

As the investigation begins, Chief Liz Danvers reconnects with her former partner – now trooper Evangeline Navarro – who believes the case is connected to the murder of an indigenous woman from six years ago.

Find out everything you need to know about ‘Part 1’ here

A grisly discovery comes with a strange symbol that seems to have a bigger meaning.

Danvers is put under pressure when her superior officer wants to move the case elsewhere.

Find out everything you need to know about ‘Part 2’ here

As a search for one of the missing scientists continues, we find out what happened between Danvers and Navarro years ago.

There is a breakthrough in the Annie K case, but Navarro’s complicated personal relationships may prove a distraction.

Find out everything you need to know about ‘Part 3’ here

Navarro’s sister, Julia, needs serious help after being plagued by visions of the dead, but Navarro continues to work on Annie’s case.

Meanwhile, Danvers struggles to find common ground with her stepdaughter, Leah, who is keen to explore her Native Iñupiaq heritage.

Young cop Peter’s dedication to the job puts pressure on his relationships with his father and his wife, who has just had a baby.

Find out everything you need to know about ‘Part 4’ here

Peter looks for connections between the Tsalal Research station and mining company Silver Sky, as locals protest the building of a new mine in town.

Danvers receives a warning about the case as she gets too close to the truth. Hank and Peter’s loyalties are tested as truths come to light.

Find out everything you need to know about ‘Part 5’ here

As the case comes to a head, Danvers and Navarro find themselves in a life-or-death situation as those involved try to keep the truth from coming out.

With time against them, the pair must work together to make it out alive and put their faith in those around them to close the case once and for all.

Find out everything you need to know about ‘Part 6’ here