HBO has announced the casting of Antonio Banderas and Nicolas Cage as leads for the fifth season of its anthology crime series ‘True Detective.’ The two actors will headline the upcoming installment, which is scheduled to begin filming in 2027.
Issa López, who directed the fourth season titled ‘Night Country,’ will return as showrunner for the new season. The fifth installment will be set in Jamaica Bay, New York, a shift in location from the Alaska setting of the previous season. Banderas is set to portray a character named Rai García, while Cage will take on the role of Henry Logan. López will serve as both writer and director on the project.
The executive production team includes Daniel Zelman, Mari Jo Winkler, Kathleen McCaffrey, Banderas, Cage, Steve Golin, Richard Brown, Nic Pizzolatto, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Woody Harrelson, and Matthew McConaughey. The series was created by Pizzolatto and has garnered significant recognition throughout its run, accumulating 41 Emmy nominations and six wins. The fourth season achieved viewership records for the franchise, drawing 12.7 million cross-platform viewers.
Banderas recently appeared in projects including the Anthony Bourdain biography ‘Tony’ and the film ‘Babygirl’ alongside Nicole Kidman. Cage’s recent notable roles include ‘Pig’ and ‘Dream Scenario.’ For Cage, ‘True Detective’ will represent only his second lead television role, following his appearance in the superhero series ‘Spider-Noir.’
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