Terminator: Dark Fate is an upcoming American science fiction action film directed by Tim Miller , with a screenplay written by David Goyer , Justin Rhodes, and Billy Ray , from a story by James Cameron , Charles Eglee , Josh Friedman , Goyer, and Rhodes. Cameron is also set to serve as a producer alongside David Ellison . It will be the sixth installment in the Terminator franchise , though it serves as a direct sequel to The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day , with the other Terminator films seen as occurring in alternate timelines. The film will star Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger returning in their iconic roles Sarah Connor and T-800 "Model 101" , respectively, alongside Mackenzie Davis , Natalia Reyes , Gabriel Luna , and Diego Boneta .