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New York in 5. Seasons of True Detective<\/a>, that is. We now know the duo at the heart of the next season of HBO\u2019s long-running existential cop drama, as well as its location. Nicolas Cage let slip at NYCC<\/a> that he was signed on for True Detective season five, and now we know Antonio Banderas will be playing his partner. According to Deadline<\/a>, the season will take place in Jamaica Bay, New York. The lagoon on the south shore of Long Island is half in Brooklyn, half in Queens, so expect jurisdiction headaches to accompany the dramatic monologues.<\/p>\n Issa L\u00f3pez, who oversaw True Detective: Night Country, is returning as showrunner. \u201cThere\u2019s going to be some important connections between everything that happens in Ennis, Alaska, and the characters in Ennis, Alaska, and what happens\u201d in the new season, she told the New York Post in 2024<\/a>. L\u00f3pez also said it\u2019s important to her that all the True Detectives take place in the same universe. \u201cIt\u2019s very important for me, and I worked a lot in Night Country about this, to create the feeling that this is the same universe,\u201d she said, \u201cand the weird shit that happens in the first season affects this sensation of, \u2018There\u2019s something bigger than us and darker than what we can imagine behind the scenes.\u2019\u201d As far as plot details go, all L\u00f3pez could say is that season five would have \u201creally fucked up stuff.\u201d Now we know there will be really fucked-up stuff, Antonio Banderas, and Nicolas Cage. Sounds promising.<\/p>\n Sign up for the Vulture Daily<\/p>\n An entertainment newsletter for the pop-culture obsessed.<\/p>\n Vox Media, LLC Terms and Privacy Notice<\/p>\n