Antonio Banderas joins Nicolas Cage in HBO’s ‘True Detective’ Season 5

Antonio Banderas has joined Nicolas Cage as co-lead of Season 5 of HBO’s “True Detective,” with production on the crime anthology set to begin in 2027, according to TVLine and TheWrap.

Mr. Cage will play Henry Logan, and Mr. Banderas will play Rai García. Few other details about the season have been released. Issa Lopez, who wrote and directed Season 4, “Night Country,” returns as showrunner, writer, director and executive producer.

Mr. Cage had been linked to the season since August 2025. He appeared to confirm his involvement on Saturday at New York Comic Con, telling the crowd he might do a season of the show. HBO declined to comment on his remarks at the time.

Season 5 is set in Jamaica Bay in New York. Season 4 centered on a cold case in the fictional town of Ennis, Alaska, and starred Jodie Foster and Kali Reis. Ms. Lopez has said the two seasons share a universe and that the new installment will keep the supernatural elements of the series, TheWrap reported.

The series debuted in 2014 with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson and has featured a new cast in each season. Nic Pizzolatto created it and oversaw the first three seasons. Foster won an Emmy for her work in Season 4, which Variety reported was the show’s most-watched installment, with 12.7 million cross-platform viewers, per HBO. Variety also reported the series has earned 41 Emmy nominations and six wins.

The series will mark the first time Mr. Cage and Mr. Banderas have shared the screen. Mr. Cage, an Oscar winner for “Leaving Las Vegas,” is best known for films including “National Treasure” and “Dream Scenario.” Variety reported that “True Detective” will be only his second lead television role, after the Prime Video series “Spider-Noir,” which was canceled after one season.

Mr. Banderas, an Academy Award nominee for “Pain and Glory,” recently appeared in “Tony” and “Babygirl,” and voices Puss in Boots in the “Shrek” franchise.