The next season of HBO’s hit series will be set in Thailand and stars such as Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Michelle Monaghan and more will join the cast.
“The White Lotus” will have 6 new cast members for its upcoming third season, as reported by Variety : Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Michelle Monaghan, Dom Hetrakul and Tayme Thapthimthong will star.
Variety previously reported that Natasha Rothwell will reprise her Emmy-nominated role as Belinda , the hotel spa manager who enters into a complicated relationship with Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) in the first season.
Although the roles have not yet been revealed, Deadline reported that the series has cast «a patriarch, a corporate executive, an actress, a pair of mothers, a misfit and a yogi.»
The next season will be set at a White Lotus resort in Thailand , Variety reported in March, following the first two seasons that were set in Hawaii and Italy , respectively.
“The White Lotus” creator Mike White said the third season will likely be a “fun, satirical look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality” and that it will be “longer, bigger and crazier” than the previous series. two first deliveries.
The season will likely premiere in 2025 after being postponed from 2024 due to writers and actors strikes , said HBO CEO Casey Bloys .
WHAT TO KEEP IN MIND
How will “The White Lotus” fare at the Emmys later this month? The show’s second season is nominated for 23 awards, the third most for any show , just behind «Succession» and «The Last of Us . » The show earned a nomination for Best Drama Series and acting nominations for nine of its stars.
KEY BACKGROUND
“The White Lotus,” a satirical comedy-drama about guests at one of the many locations of the White Lotus resort chain, premiered in summer 2021 with a star-studded cast set in Hawaii. It earned a 90 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes and earned 10 Emmy Awards out of 20 nominations , making it the most awarded show at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge won for their performances, and the show won for Best Limited Series or Anthology. The second season, set in Sicily, premiered in October 2022 and was equally acclaimed, with a score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.
TANGENT
Landing a role on “The White Lotus,” which has led to Emmy nominations for 17 of its stars in two seasons, appears to be lucrative for many in Hollywood . Actress and director Elizabeth Banks said on «Live With Kelly and Mark» in December that she so wanted to «be killed off in ‘The White Lotus.’ Like, kill me. Please kill Me. I don’t know how it happens but…” James Marsden told E ! News that he would be interested in starring, and considers “The White Lotus” to be one of his favorite shows. Sheryl Lee Ralph, when E ! News if she wanted to star in the third season, she sang in response: “Oh, baby, please. Call me, don’t be afraid to call me . Bette Midler told Variety that she would star in the show in «a New York minute» and praised White for making fun of «the worst kind of people, the truly entitled and the rich who behave badly.»
