Up and Vanished - Introducing ‘True Detective: Night Country’

Episode Date: January 17, 2024

The True Detective: Night Country Podcast dives deep into the world of Ennis, Alaska and our True Detectives Liz Danvers (played by Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (played by Kali Reis) to explore the mysterious Tsalal scientists disappearances and cold case connection that unravel during The Long Night. Join our host Alice Qannik Glenn, a member of an indigenous Alaskan community and activist, who will spotlight a range of voices from the series creators and crew to understand the “why” and “how” behind this season, its narrative and characters. And don’t miss the HBO Original, True Detective: Night Country, streaming exclusively on Max. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hey, Up and Vanished listeners. I want to tell you about the new season of one of my favorite shows. HBO's True Detective is back with a new installment, True Detective Night Country. A new twist on the thrilling series, the story takes place in an area I have recently become very familiar with, deep in the Alaskan Arctic. Similar to the town depicted in Night Country,

I've spent the last year in Nome, Alaska, investigating a disappearance for the new season of Up and Vanished. Thank you. for mysterious disappearances. Not only is True Detective Night Country a must-watch and sincerely one of my favorite TV shows, the companion podcast is produced by Centerfoot TV, and it's a must-listen. Each week, we'll dig deeper into the story, and you'll hear from the show's stars, creators, and creatives, shedding light on the making of the show.

Join host Alice Cannock-Glenn on the new True Detective Night Country podcast, available wherever you get your podcasts. And don't miss the HBO original, True Detective Night Country, streaming exclusively on Max. While you're here, check out the trailer for the True Detective touched on a nerve. Repeating the feeling that that first season created has been really, really hard. And I love the feeling of a darkness contained in all things and in ourselves, that there's things deeper in it than what you can see. The newest installment of True Detective Night Country brings a new twist to the thrilling series.

We head deep into the Alaskan Arctic during the long night with our true detectives in search of answers for mysterious disappearances and frozen bodies found in the snowy tundra. It's super remote. It's the coldest place. You know, it's dark. It's primed for mystery. And we explore the dark history between the detectives tasked with solving the case. Some people come to Alaska looking for something.

Sometimes they find it. You think I want to work with you? No one can stand you. In this podcast, we dig deeper into the story and its origins. Let's look at season one of True Detective. Hot, sweaty, male. We wanted to do complete opposite, right? Dark, ice, cold.

We wanted to do complete opposite, right? Dark, ice, cold. We hear from the show's stars, Jodie Foster and Kaylee Reese, and the series' creators, shedding light on the making of True Detective Night Country. You have the two detectives and how they interact with the place and how the place slowly yields its secrets to them. In these beauty shots of this desolate America, I felt that if I could capture that relationship, I could do anything. Uvanga Khanik. I'm Alice Khanik-Lynn, an Inupiaq writer and activist, and this is the True Detective Night Country podcast.

Each week, we'll dive deeper into every episode of True Detective Night Country to better understand the story, characters, and the real issues that the season sheds light upon. Subscribe to the True Detective Night Country podcast wherever you get your podcasts and stream True Detective Night Country starting January 14th exclusively on Max.