TV
TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY
Here: It’s snow joke — Jodie Foster and Kali Reis.
EVEN AFTER FOUR SEASONS, TIME CONTINUES TO BE A FLAT CIRCLE
★★★★
OUT NOW (SKY ATLANTIC/NOW) / EPISODES VIEWED 6 OF 6
SHOWRUNNER Issa López
CAST Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Finn Bennett, Fiona Shaw, Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star LaBlanc, John Hawkes
PLOT When workers from an Alaskan research facility are found dead in the snow, a pair of detectives team up to solve the bizarre case.
THAT TRUE DETECTIVE has maintained prestige-TV status says a lot about its early brilliance. Season 1 was a phenomenon, with Cary Joji Fukunaga directing it all with such flair that a whodunnit treading often familiar beats felt fresh and thrilling. Seasons 2 and 3 disappointed, creator Nic Pizzolatto’s writing becoming dreary without someone to interestingly interpret it. The belated fourth season course-corrects forcefully. Pizzolatto has stepped back to executive producer. Directing and writing duties are now in the hands of Issa López, who looks set for big things.