HBO chief defends 'True Detective' amid criticism, says viewers should 'watch the entirety of it'
Business Insider's Joshua Rivera, for example, wrote "True Detective" is simply not a good show" in a recent review of the series. The Hollywood Reporter's critic, Tim Goodman, said "the show was terrible on almost all fronts."
But, Lombardo said that he is pleased with the season, which stars Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughn, and Taylor Kitsch.
"I think you need to watch the entirety of it," he suggested on Thursday at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills, California.
In fact, the pay channel's top programming executive said that he would definitely order a third season.
"If ['True Detective' creator Nic Pizzolatto] wants to do another season, I said the door is open, we'd like to do another season of it," the exec said.
Season 2 has big shoes to fill. The first season of "True Detective" starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. It was celebrated by critics and earned a total of 12 nominations, including noms for both McConaughey and Harrelson for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Drama Series.