The White Lotus season 3

The White Lotus
Season 3
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ShowrunnerMike White
Starring
Release
Original networkHBO
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The third season of The White Lotus, an American satirical comedy-drama anthology television series created, written, and directed by Mike White, is scheduled to premiere on HBO on February 16, 2025. The season was greenlit on November 18, 2022, and was filmed in Bangkok, Phuket, and Ko Samui from February to August 2024. The season will feature an ensemble cast of Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong and Aimee Lou Wood. Rothwell is the only cast member to reprise her role from a previous season. The season will consist of eight episodes.

Cast and characters

Main

  • Leslie Bibb as Kate, one of three longtime friends reuniting on a girls' trip[1][2]
  • Carrie Coon as Laurie, one of three longtime friends reuniting on a girls' trip[1][2]
  • Walton Goggins as Rick Hatchett, a man traveling with his young girlfriend Chelsea[1][2]
  • Sarah Catherine Hook as Piper Ratliff, a college senior studying religion, and middle child of Timothy and Victoria[1][2]
  • Jason Isaacs as Timothy Ratliff, a wealthy businessman vacationing with his wife, Victoria, and children Saxon, Piper and Lochlan[1][2]
  • Lalisa Manobal as Mook, a "health mentor" for guests of the White Lotus[1][2]
  • Michelle Monaghan as Jaclyn, one of three longtime friends reuniting on a girls' trip[1][2]
  • Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff, a high school senior and Timothy and Victoria's youngest child[1][2]
  • Lek Patravadi as Sritala, one of the owners of the White Lotus, who pioneered its health program[1][2]
  • Parker Posey as Victoria Ratliff, Timothy's wife and mother to Saxon, Piper and Lochlan[1][2]
  • Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey, a spa manager from the White Lotus resort in Hawaii. Rothwell reprises her role from the first season; the only actor to do so.[1][2]
  • Patrick Schwarzenegger as Saxton Ratliff, Timothy and Victoria's oldest child, who works for his father's company[1][2]
  • Tayme Thapthimthong as Gaitok, a security guard at the White Lotus[1][2]
  • Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea, a free-spirited young woman traveling with Rick, her much older boyfriend[1][2]

Recurring

Episodes

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected by [3]Written by [4]Original release date [5]U.S. viewers
(millions)
141TBAMike WhiteMike WhiteFebruary 16, 2025 (2025-02-16)TBD
152TBAMike WhiteMike WhiteFebruary 23, 2025 (2025-02-23)TBD
163TBAMike WhiteMike WhiteMarch 2, 2025 (2025-03-02)TBD
174TBAMike WhiteMike WhiteMarch 9, 2025 (2025-03-09)TBD
185TBAMike WhiteMike WhiteMarch 16, 2025 (2025-03-16)TBD
196TBAMike WhiteMike WhiteMarch 23, 2025 (2025-03-23)TBD
207TBAMike WhiteMike WhiteMarch 30, 2025 (2025-03-30)TBD
218TBAMike WhiteMike WhiteApril 6, 2025 (2025-04-06)TBD

Production

Development

On November 18, 2022, preceding the premiere of the second season, HBO renewed The White Lotus for a third season.[6] Following the second-season finale, series creator Mike White hinted that the third season would be set in Asia and invoke a "satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality", similar to how the first season focused on money, and the second season on sex.[7] The third season's production was disrupted by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, resulting in the release being pushed to 2025.[8][9]

Casting

Upon the third-season renewal announcement, producers confirmed that there will be a new cast of characters in another White Lotus resort.[10] In April 2023, Natasha Rothwell was reported to be reprising her role as Belinda for the series' third season.[11] In January 2024, it was announced that Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul, Tayme Thapthimthong,[12] Carrie Coon,[13] Miloš Biković, Christian Friedel, Morgana O'Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris,[14] Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood,[15] Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, and Arnas Fedaravičius joined the cast for the season.[16] Biković's casting was criticized by Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs over his alleged support for Russia's invasion of the country; Biković was subsequently dropped from the cast on February 2, and replaced with Julian Kostov,[17][18] who will star in a recurring capacity.[5] In February 2024, Scott Glenn and Lalisa Manobal were cast in the season.[19][20] In March 2024, Charlotte Le Bon joined the cast to replace Corney in a re-casting.[21]

Filming

In March 2023, Variety reported that filming for the third season was likely to take place in one of the Four Seasons hotels in Thailand.[22] Honshu, Japan was scouted as a filming location by Mike White, but ultimately Thailand was chosen as the filming location for the third season due to the series receiving a $4.4 million tax incentive for filming in Thailand, while Japan does not have a film-incentive system.[23] Principal photography began in February 2024, with locations including Bangkok, Phuket, and Ko Samui,[24][25][26][27] and wrapped in August 2024.[3]

Release

The third season is scheduled to premiere on February 16, 2025, on HBO.[28][29]

References

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