Kali Reis from “True Detective” has made her way to HBO. And after?

Two days after the finale of HBO's "True Detective: Night Country","Kali Reis was rolling bandages for the hands, alone, in a training center on a farm in northern New Jersey.

Before starring in the anthology series, she played Evangeline Navarro, a police officer of steel from Alaska; before walking red carpets in London, Paris and Los Angeles; before Christmas dinner at the home of co-star Jodie Foster, Ms. Reis was a champion boxer. Her fight on most recent, however, took place online.

The night before, "True Detective" creator Nic Pizzolatto had reposted a series of fan complaints regarding the finale on Instagram, apparently in an attempt to distance himself from the fourth season of the series which has just ended – the first that he had not written.

Ms. Reis, 37, is no stranger to trash talk, online haters and naysayers. “Boxing is a beautiful profession, but it’s brutal,” she said, adding: “Everyone has an opinion.” The same goes for acting, she's discovered, especially since the series finale aired. In her experience, there's always a "devoted troll," she laughed.

Mrs. Reis (pronounced Reece) quickly responded in his own late-night post, calling Mr. Pizzolatto's comments a "fucking shame." According to HBO, its season of “True Detective” attracted 12.7 million viewers across various platforms, more than any of the show’s previous three seasons. A few days after the finale, the network renewed the series for another season, with the expected return of the new showrunner. (Through a representative, Mr. Pizzolatto declined to comment for this article.)

Image< img alt="A woman and Ms. Reis, both dressed in parkas and winter hats, stand in front of the spotlight of a police truck on a dark, snowy hillside." class="css-r3fift" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/02/multimedia/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz-articleLarge.jpg? quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale" srcset="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/02/multimedia/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz-articleLarge.jpg ?quality=75&auto=webp 600w,https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/02/multimedia/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz-jumbo.jpg?quality= 75&auto=webp 1024w,https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/02/multimedia/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp 1920w" sizes="((min width: 600px) and (max width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min width: 1005px) 60vw, 100vw" decoding="async" width="600" height="400" /> Ms . Reis, right, and co-star Jodie Foster, in a scene from “True Detective: Night Country.”Credit…HBO

Kali Reis from “True Detective” has made her way to HBO. And after?

Two days after the finale of HBO's "True Detective: Night Country","Kali Reis was rolling bandages for the hands, alone, in a training center on a farm in northern New Jersey.

Before starring in the anthology series, she played Evangeline Navarro, a police officer of steel from Alaska; before walking red carpets in London, Paris and Los Angeles; before Christmas dinner at the home of co-star Jodie Foster, Ms. Reis was a champion boxer. Her fight on most recent, however, took place online.

The night before, "True Detective" creator Nic Pizzolatto had reposted a series of fan complaints regarding the finale on Instagram, apparently in an attempt to distance himself from the fourth season of the series which has just ended – the first that he had not written.

Ms. Reis, 37, is no stranger to trash talk, online haters and naysayers. “Boxing is a beautiful profession, but it’s brutal,” she said, adding: “Everyone has an opinion.” The same goes for acting, she's discovered, especially since the series finale aired. In her experience, there's always a "devoted troll," she laughed.

Mrs. Reis (pronounced Reece) quickly responded in his own late-night post, calling Mr. Pizzolatto's comments a "fucking shame." According to HBO, its season of “True Detective” attracted 12.7 million viewers across various platforms, more than any of the show’s previous three seasons. A few days after the finale, the network renewed the series for another season, with the expected return of the new showrunner. (Through a representative, Mr. Pizzolatto declined to comment for this article.)

Image< img alt="A woman and Ms. Reis, both dressed in parkas and winter hats, stand in front of the spotlight of a police truck on a dark, snowy hillside." class="css-r3fift" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/02/multimedia/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz-articleLarge.jpg? quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale" srcset="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/02/multimedia/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz-articleLarge.jpg ?quality=75&auto=webp 600w,https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/02/multimedia/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz-jumbo.jpg?quality= 75&auto=webp 1024w,https://static01.nyt.com/images/2024/03/02/multimedia/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz/02KALI-REIS-02-lbkz-superJumbo.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp 1920w" sizes="((min width: 600px) and (max width: 1004px)) 84vw, (min width: 1005px) 60vw, 100vw" decoding="async" width="600" height="400" /> Ms . Reis, right, and co-star Jodie Foster, in a scene from “True Detective: Night Country.”Credit…HBO

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