Media: Nicolas Cage is up for a starring role in the fifth season of the popular True Detective series

In the beginning of 2025, it became known that the film company HBO began preparations for filming the fifth season of the popular series True Detective. Then the head of the department of drama series and films HBO Francesca Orsi did not say who is claimed for the main role, but now there is information about one of the main candidates.

Here's What We Know

Variety has been told by its sources that Hollywood star and arthouse film buff Nicolas Cage is close to landing a central role in the new season of True Detective.

His candidacy has not yet been finally approved, but Cage's chances are high. Recall, each season of "New Detective" is a separate story, and the roles of the main characters are traditionally performed by Hollywood stars. Previously it was such celebrities as Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell, Mahershala Ali and Jodie Foster.

The plot of the fifth season is kept secret, but it is known that its events will move to New York, and in the centre of attention will be two men and a woman who will investigate the mysterious murders.

Issa López, the writer behind the highly acclaimed fourth season, subtitled Night Country, will once again direct.

Source: Variety