True Detective: Night Country Blu-ray review
Jul 05, 2024- Permalink
The fourth iteration of HBO’s True Detective anthology series, True Detective: Night Country, takes place in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska. The local police chief, Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster), is investigating the disappearance of researchers at a remote facility. An indigenous Alaskan trooper, Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis), believes that the events in the facility – and a frozen severed tongue – might be related to the murder of an Inupiat women. Though Navarro blames Danvers for that murder remaining a cold case, the two must confront their own prejudices to work together. Warner Brothers has now released the six episode season on Blu-ray and I had a chance to take a look. The WB likes disclaimers, so here goes: Though Warner Brothers provided me with a copy of this release to review, the thoughts and opinions below are mine.
The 1080p AVC encoded digital transfer is presented in a 2.00:1 aspect ratio. The video presentation is very detailed and though many of the scenes take place under low light levels, the detail is still present. The black levels are very deep and there’s only occasional banding. The colour palette is muted and skin tones are natural.
On the audio side of things, you have the choice of an English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack as well as French and German Dolby Digital 5.1 and Czech Dolby Digital 2.0 tracks. Subtitles are available for English SDH, French, German, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish. The soundscape makes great use of the surrounds and immerses you enough in the environment that you may want to put on a parka. The subwoofer also gets a nice workout in some scenes. Dialogue is clear in the mix.
The True Detective: Night Country Blu-ray spreads the six episodes over two discs. There is no digital code. Extras include a Q&A between Foster and Reis, episode recaps, a quick production featurette, an exploration of indigenous themes, a look at the Icelandic setting that ‘hosts” the fictional Alaskan town, and a Max-themed inkblot test.
The True Detective: Night Country Blu-ray features a great cast and solid A/V presentation. Recommended.