Antonio Banderas and Nicolas Cage to star in True Detective season 5

Antonio Banderas and Nicolas Cage have been announced as the lead actors for the fifth season of the HBO anthology series ‘True Detective’. Filming for the new season is scheduled to begin in 2027.

Directed and written by Issa Lopez, who previously helmed the fourth season, ‘Night Country’, the upcoming installment will be set in Jamaica Bay, New York. Banderas is set to portray Rai Garcia, while Cage will play Henry Logan. Lopez will serve as executive producer alongside a large team including Nic Pizzolatto, Steve Golin, and the series' previous stars such as Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.

The announcement follows the fourth season, which became the most-watched installment of the franchise, reaching 12.7 million viewers across streaming platforms.