Nicolas Cage is deep in talks to star in True Detective season 5 — the next iteration of the moody crime drama.
The Oscar winner is up for an as-yet-unknown role in the anthology drama, but will presumably play the law enforcement officer at the center of another mystery thriller.
The season will follow up HBO tapping another Oscar winner, Jodie Foster, headlining the anthology drama’s fourth season, True Detective: Night Country, to considerable acclaim. Night Country also was considered to have revived the brand, after a less-than-stellar previous two seasons.
The fourth season’s showrunner, Issa López, is expected to return for the new season. Earlier this year, HBO announced that season five would be set in Jamaica Bay, New York. The show is expected to premiere in 2027.
Talks with Cage have been going on since at least the beginning of summer, which is when The Hollywood Reporter first reached out to HBO about the casting. Then the news was posted online Thursday by The Insneider Newsletter.
Cage has had a revival of his own as of late, appearing in several acclaimed films over the last fear years, such as Pig, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent and Dream Scenario.
HBO had no comment.
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