Like its predecessors, the film is directed by Michael Bay and features Mark Wahlberg reprising his role from Age of Extinction, while Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, and Glenn Morshower reprise their roles from the first three films, as well as Laura Haddock, Isabela Moner, Jerrod Carmichael, Santiago Cabrera, and Anthony Hopkins all joining the cast.

It is the fifth installment of the live-action Transformers film series and the sequel to Age of Extinction (2014). Transformers: The Last Knight is a 2017 American science fiction action film based on the Transformers toy line.