According to HBO, the season four finale “True Detective” amassed 3.2 million viewers across platforms, setting a record for the channel's Sunday dramas.
In addition, the final episode of the season was 55% more popular than the last episode of the third. Earlier it became known that the new season with the subtitle “Land of Night” In general, it became the most popular in the anthology – each episode attracted an average of 12.7 million viewers.
At the same time, the new product overtook other HBO premieres, like the latest seasons, in views “White Lotus” and “Heirs”.
True, viewers rated the new season lower than the previous ones, and the final episode currently received the weakest rating among all episodes of the series on IMDb — 5.7 points (almost 5 thousand ratings).
Previously, users criticized the fresh plot for a weak script, extreme emphasis on mysticism, uninteresting characters, controversial acting and poor technical components. Many were particularly unhappy with the responses to the local detective line.
The plot of the season tells about the mysterious murder of scientists in Alaska, which is investigated by two detectives with a complex past. And gradually this case begins to take an increasingly strange turn, and the very past of the characters begins to haunt them again.
The main roles in the season were played by Jodie Foster (“Silence of the Lambs”) and Kali Reyes, and written by Issa Lopez (“Tigers are not afraid“). The season itself consisted of only six episodes.