Overview

• Variety reporting relayed by JoBlo says Nicolas Cage is in talks to lead Season 5 as Henry Logan, a New York detective, which HBO has not officially confirmed.
• Matthew McConaughey says he would reprise Rust Cohle only with a script that matches Season 1’s originality and provides the character a compelling monologue or inner life.
• Issa López, who led Night Country, is confirmed to return as showrunner for Season 5.
• HBO has set the new season in Jamaica Bay, New York, with production expected to begin later this year and a premiere not anticipated until 2027.
• Series creator Nic Pizzolatto says he has an undeveloped idea for another Cohle-and-Hart story, though nothing is written and he is not currently involved with the show.