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New ‘True Detective’ Boss Calls Out ‘Bros and Hardcore Fanboys’ Whose Mission Is to Drag Down Season 4 Audience Score: ‘It’s Kind of Sad’


Issa Lopez, the showrunner of "True Detective: Night Country," is asking fans to combat the fanboys who are dragging down the show's audience score.

“ True Detective: Night Country” showrunner Issa López took to X (formerly Twitter) the day after her season debuted on HBO and Max to urge fans to fight back against toxic trolls on Rotten Tomatoes. Lopez did not identify the exact reason why “True Detective” fans were trying to drag down the “Night Country” audience rating, but franchise entries led by woman and/or inclusive cast often become targets of review bombing. “True Detective: Night Country” is headlined by two female actors, two-time Oscar winner Jodie Foster and boxer-turned-actor Kali Reis, and concerns a murder mystery involving an Indigenous Alaskan woman.

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