Walton Goggins and Patrick Schwarzenegger React to “Extraordinary” White Lotus Season 3

Patrick Schwarzenegger Teases ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 and Wedding Planning Progress

Pack up your suitcase, because it’s almost time for season three of The White Lotus.

The Mike White-created anthology series is heading to Thailand for its third installment, which is set to release in 2025. Among a few familiar faces returning, including season one star Natasha Rothwell, there will also be a series of new faces including Walton Goggins and Patrick Schwarzenegger, and the actors recently detailed the new experience in an exclusive interview.  

“It was extraordinary,” Goggins told E! News’ Will Marfuggi at the GQ Men of the Year event in Los Angeles on Nov. 14. “It really is, at this point, a small group of actors that have had that opportunity to have that experience. And I think for all of us that went on this current incarnation, it’s a feather in our cap.” (Tune in to E! News Monday, Nov. 18 at 11 p.m. ET for more.)

And while the 53-year-old couldn’t detail his unknown role, he noted that he believes season three will live up to the acclaim given to the show’s past seasons.

Similarly, costar  Schwarzenegger raved about the experience of working on the critically acclaimed project.

“To work with Mike White and just to be a part of this project was a dream come true,” he told E! News. It was surreal, it was life-changing to learn amongst the other actors. It was incredible. I can’t wait for it to come out.”

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Other stars cast in season three of the show include Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravicius, Scott Glenn and Blackpink’s Lisa Manobal.

The anthology has received 15 Emmy awards, including Jennifer Coolidge’s 2023 win for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Season one of the show followed guests at a luxury hotel in Hawaii, while season two brought viewers to Italy for more drama and intrigue.

For more on what’s known about season three of White Lotus, read on. 

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Who will star in The White Lotus season three?

Patrick Schwarzenegger (Gen V), Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education), Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight), Sarah Catherine Hook (The Conjuring) and Sam Nivola (The Pursuit of Love) are the latest stars to check in for season three.

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Who else will act in The White Lotus season three?

Avengers’ Carrie Coon, Iron Man’s Leslie Bibb and Harry Potter’s Jason Isaacs are set to star in season three. Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul, Michelle Monaghan and Tayme Thapthimthong are also joining the White Lotus cast.

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Which cast members are returning for The White Lotus season three?

Natasha Rothwell is coming back! The Insecure actress played spa manager Belinda in season one.

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Where will The White Lotus season three take place?

Season three will take place in Thailand, the network announced in January 2024.

After wrapping production on The White Lotus’ second season in Sicily, creator Mike White hinted that he already had a destination for season three in mind.

“The first season highlighted money and the second season is sex,” he said. “I think the third season, it would be maybe a satirical, funny look at death, Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round.”

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Will the season two mystery continue?

The end of The White Lotus’ second season still left some untied threads, particularly when it comes to the nefarious dealings of Tanya’s (Jennifer Coolidge) husband Greg (Jon Gries).

However, Mike White suggested those questions might get answered sooner rather than later.

“I think as far as like, what happens to Greg and the conspiracy of Tanya’s death, it’s possible that I think Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) is scared enough to just leave it alone,” White said to HBO after the season two finale, “but the fact that all of those guys die on the boat, it feels like there’s gotta be somebody who’s gonna track it back down to Greg. But maybe you’ll have to wait to find out what happens.”

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Could anybody else from season two return?

The second season introduced viewers to sex-addicted producer Dominic Di Grasso, played by Michael Imperioli, traveling with his son Albie (Adam DiMarco) and father Bert (F. Murray Abraham).

While it’s unclear if Michael has actually had conversations about reprising his role in season three—he’d certainly jump at the chance.

“Who knows, maybe there’ll be another White Lotus season where Dominic comes with his wife and they patch it all up!” Michael suggested to Esquire in December. “I don’t want to think about it too much. Because the idea of that makes me so happy. I don’t want to be disappointed. I would want nothing more than that.”

Hey, if that means we’d get to meet Laura Dern, who voiced Dominic’s wife in season two, we’re all for it!

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What about some season one returns?

In July 2022, Connie Britton—who played businesswoman Nicole Mossbacher in season one—revealed that she and Mike White had already discussed her potential return.

“He wanted me to be in the second season, and there was an idea that I loved for the character,” Connie told Deadline in July 2022. “Our intention is to do it in the third season. A piece of casting didn’t work in the second season and we’re hoping to that in the third season.”

When asked about the idea by E! News in January, Connie simply said, “Listen, my lips are sealed.”

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Tanya won’t be back again…right?

After Tanya—spoiler alert!—killed a bunch of people and then fell to her death in the season two finale, it stands to reason that Jennifer Coolidge probably won’t be returning to The White Lotus for the third season in a row—even in ghost form.

“He sort of sticks to his guns,” Jennifer said of Mike White in an interview with E! News Jan. 17. “He’s an amazing friend, but I think he made his decision. He wanted a big, dramatic, Italian, you know, operatic ending for White Lotus 2, and he wanted to sacrifice Tanya.”

May she rest in peace.

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When will season three premiere?

Simply put: It’s still going to be a while.

Season three will start filming in February 2024, so if you’re craving some devious resort behavior, you’ll have to settle for a re-watch of the first two seasons of The White Lotus, which are available to stream on HBO Max.