True Detective: Night Country Unveils Direct Link to Season 1, Introduces Frozen Mystery

The fourth installment of the HBO series brings back the spiral symbol, suggests a connection to the Tuttle family, and teases the potential return of Matthew McConaughey's character.

True Detective: Night Country, the fourth installment of the HBO anthology series, has revealed a direct link to Season 1 through the character Travis Cohle, who is suggested to be the father of Season 1's protagonist, Rust Cohle.
The series, set in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska, has introduced a mystery involving the Tsalal Arctic Research Station, whose employees have been found frozen in a block of Arctic ice, a centerpiece referred to as 'The Corpsicle'.
The series also reintroduces the spiral symbol, a recurring motif in previous seasons, which is found etched on the forehead of one of the frozen scientists and is tied to the Tsalal crew.
The funding for the Tsalal facility is traced back to Tuttle United, a shell corporation connected to the Tuttle family from Season 1, suggesting a possible link between the events in Ennis and the Louisiana Tuttles.
Speculation is rife about a potential return of Matthew McConaughey's character, Rust Cohle, following a 2016 statement by the actor expressing openness to reprising the role in the right context.