Nicolas Cage Tim P. Whitby/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text 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. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up THR Frontrunners Michelle Williams, Kim Rosenstock and Nikki Boyer on the "Obliterating and Mystifying" Experience of Bringing Podcast 'Dying for Sex' to the Screen in 'THR Frontrunners' Panel The Pitt Shawn Hatosy Says Emmy Nomination Won't Change Him: "I Still See Myself as a Working-Class Actor" WWE Ilona Maher Says She's Been Approached to Join WWE Only Murders in the Building 'Only Murders in the Building' Casting Director Tiffany Little Canfield on Her White Whale for the Comedy Series Star Wars: The Clone Wars Hollywood Flashback: Won Two Emmys, 'Star Wars: Clone Wars' Did Invasion Humanity Faces Its Biggest Fight Yet in 'Invasion' - Here's When to Stream the Sci-Fi Series' Third Season Online THR Frontrunners Michelle Williams, Kim Rosenstock and Nikki Boyer on the "Obliterating and Mystifying" Experience of Bringing Podcast 'Dying for Sex' to the Screen in 'THR Frontrunners' Panel The Pitt Shawn Hatosy Says Emmy Nomination Won't Change Him: "I Still See Myself as a Working-Class Actor" WWE Ilona Maher Says She's Been Approached to Join WWE Only Murders in the Building 'Only Murders in the Building' Casting Director Tiffany Little Canfield on Her White Whale for the Comedy Series Star Wars: The Clone Wars Hollywood Flashback: Won Two Emmys, 'Star Wars: Clone Wars' Did Invasion Humanity Faces Its Biggest Fight Yet in 'Invasion' - Here's When to Stream the Sci-Fi Series' Third Season Online