Since 2025, rumors have been doing their rounds on the internet that Nicolas Cage was going to star in True Detective Season 5. Cage recently confirmed at New York Comic Con that he will indeed appear in the upcoming season of the anthology crime drama, and now HBO has confirmed it as well.Joining Nicolas Cage for True Detective Season 5 is Antonio Banderas. Here's everything we know about the season so far.True Detective Season 5, starring Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas, begins filming in 2027HBO announced through an Instagram post that Nicolas Cage and Antonio Banderas are the lead stars of True Detective Season 5. As Variety reports, filming for the new season will begin in 2027, and its story will be set in Jamaica Bay, New York.Antonio Banderas at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival - Up Against It - Source: GettyNicolas Cage, who is best known for his roles in the Ghost Rider film series, Pig, Mandy, Bringing Out the Dead, Joe, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and Spider-Noir, among others, is going to star in the upcoming season of True Detective as Henry Logan. Other future projects Cage is starring in include Madden, Best Pancakes in the County, Fortitude, The Prince, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, and Lords of War.Antonio Banderas will be starring as Rai García. Banderas is best-known for his roles in Benito, Pain and Glory, The Mask of Zorro, And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself, Genius, Desperado, Paddington in Peru, The Skin I Live In, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and Philadelphia, among others.True Detective is an anthology crime drama that follows a different story every season. Season 1 featured Rust Cohle and Marty Hart, played by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, respectively. Season 2 featured Ray Velcoro and Ani Bezzerides played by Colin Farrell and Rachel McAdams, respectively. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostSeason 3 followed Wayne Hays and Roland West, played by Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, respectively. Season 4 followed Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro, played by Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, respectively. Now, Season 5 will feature Cage's Henry Logan and Banderas' Rai García.The plot details of Season 5 are yet to be revealed by HBO. Additional cast details are also under wraps. Since filming is scheduled to begin in 2027, it doesn't look like the new season will be released before 2028. We have to wait for HBO's confirmation to know for certain.Issa López, who was the showrunner for Season 4, is returning for True Detective Season 5 as writer, director, showrunner, and executive producer. Other executive producers of the upcoming season are Daniel Zelman, Mari Jo Winkler, Kathleen McCaffrey, Cage, Antonio Banderas, Steve Golin, Richard Brown, Nic Pizzolatto, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Woody Harrelson, and Matthew McConaughey.The first four seasons of True Detective are streaming on HBO Max. A release date for Season 5 is yet to be confirmed.For more articles like this, follow Soapcentral.