The show's creator has apparently thrown his toys out of the pram on social media

'True Detective: Night Country' has certainly proved divisive amongst fans, with many praising the series' build-up but criticising its finale.

One person who wasn't a fan of either, however, is Nic Pizzolatto - the man who created the series and wrote/was the showrunner on the first three series.

'Night Country', the fourth series in the HBO anthology crime drama, was instead written and directed by Issa Lopez - and it seems that Pizzolatto is not happy about that fact, if his recent tweets are anything to go by.

Pizzolatto has spent recent days passive-aggressively re-sharing criticism of 'Night Country', which stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as police officers in Alaska, investigating both the suspicious deaths of a number of research scientists, and the years-old murder of a local woman.

'Night Country' has now officially ranked as the most-watched series of 'True Detective', but Pizzolatto - who is still credited as an executive producer - has instead focused on re-sharing negative comments on Instagram, including fans who have described it as "a hot mess" with "some of the sloppiest writing".

Now, Kali Reis - who played Evangeline Navarro in the series - has responded to the kerfuffle, saying "Thatā€™s a damn shameā€¦but hey I guess ā€œif you donā€™t have anything good to share, shit on othersā€ is the new wave."

She also responded to a fan who said it was "[Pizzolatto's] baby and his right" to critique the show, saying "Not taking that away from him at all bro, ā€œRIGHTā€ away my guy. Just be straight up n say what YOU really mean. Iā€™m genuinely interested to hear HIS thoughts on it not filtered through the lil cheerleaders."

Writer and director Lopez has taken a dignified stance to Pizzolatto's very public criticism of her work, saying "Thatā€™s his prerogative. I wrote this with profound love for the work he made and love for the people that loved it. And it is a reinvention, and it is different, and itā€™s done with the idea of sitting down around the fire, and [letā€™s] have some fun and have some feelings and have some thoughts. And anybody that wants to join is welcome."