Cage and Banderas to Lead True Detective Season 5

HBO has named Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas as the leads of the fifth season of True Detective, with production planned to begin in 2027. Cage will play Henry Logan and Banderas will portray Rai García, according to the network’s announcement. The new season will be set in Jamaica Bay, New York. Issa López, who led the series’ fourth season, Night Country, is returning as showrunner. Reports also identify her as the season’s writer and director. HBO has not announced a release date or described the central case the characters will investigate. The casting formalizes a new pairing for the anthology crime drama, which introduces a different cast and setting with each season. Cage had suggested he might join the series during an appearance at New York Comic Con earlier in October. HBO’s announcement confirms both actors as the season’s leads. López has said the fifth season will tell a new story with new characters while maintaining connections to Night Country, which was set in Alaska. She described the links between seasons as important, while emphasizing that the new installment would not simply continue the previous season’s story. The fifth season will take place in the...