Everything We Know About ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3

As Jack on Lost once said, we have to go back. To the White Lotus resort chain. After two hit seasons, HBO Max’s murder mystery The White Lotus has been renewed for a third, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed on November 18, 2022. The news came a few weeks after the premiere of the second season, which starred Meghann Fahy, Haley Lu Richardson, Aubrey Plaza, and Theo James, as well as Jennifer Coolidge, who won an Emmy for her role as Tanya in season one.

The show’s creator, Mike White, also took home an Emmy for his work on season one, as did outstanding supporting actor Murray Bartlett. Several members of the ensemble cast received nominations as well, including Sydney Sweeney, Connie Britton, Jake Lacey, Steve Zahn, Natasha Rothwell, and Alexandra Daddario. In total, the show earned 10 Emmys in 2022.

Safe to say, people are excited to find out what White is cooking up for season three, which will air some time in 2025.

Here’s everything we know about the third season of The White Lotus…

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A first look is here!In early August 2024 as part of HBO/Max’s compiled trailer for its upcoming slate in the back half of 2024 and into 2025, we got our first look at TWL3, including Leslie Bibb saying, “What happens in Thailand stays in Thailand,” as well as…a boxing match?

Where does season 3 take place?The next season of the acclaimed show will follow a new group of guests at a different White Lotus resort, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Seasons one and two took place in Hawaii and Sicily, respectively. Season three takes place in Thailand and, as with previous seasons, was filmed at a Four Seasons resort.

“The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex, and I think the third season, it would be maybe a kind of satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality,” said White in the post-season-two interview. “It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at White Lotus.”

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Which cast members are returning?Only two characters from season one made it to season two—Coolidge’s Tanya and Jon Gries’s Greg Hunt—so we’re probably in for (mostly) new faces in season three. But thanks to Variety, we have confirmation that Belinda—the put-upon Maui spa manager played by Natasha Rothwell in season one—will return for season three in some capacity. Since the forthcoming season is slated to focus on religion and spirituality, it makes perfect sense that Belinda might pop up, given her background in wellness.

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In White’s post season 2-finale interview, the creator alluded to a storyline involving Greg’s whereabouts. “I think as far as, like, what happens to Greg and the conspiracy of Tanya’s death, it’s possible that I think Portia is scared enough to just leave it alone,” said White, “but the fact that all of those guys die on the boat, it feels like there’s gotta be somebody who’s going to track it back down to Greg. But maybe you’ll have to wait and find out what happens.”

What new actors are joining the cast?The first new cast list dropped on January 5, 2024, and it looks like a promising group. Per Variety, Jennifer Coolidge’s Best in Show costar Parker Posey is on board, alongside Jason Isaacs, who played Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter franchise. HBO also announced the addition of Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Michelle Monaghan, and Tayme Thapthimthong (Farang).

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On January 16, HBO revealed even more new faces who will be joining the show for season three, including Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education), Walton Goggins (The Righteous Gemstones), Sarah Catherine Hook (The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It), Sam Nivola (Maestro), and Patrick Schwarzenegger (son of Arnold).

By August, we had the full cast list thanks to IMDb, and the other stars are: Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age), Arnas Fedaravicius, Scott Glenn, Charlotte Le Bon, Sarah Catherine Hook, Leslie Bibb, Nicholas Duvernay, Christian Friedel, Dom Hetrakul, Julian Kostov, Lalisa Manoban, and Morgana O’Reilly.

Walton Goggins; Aimee Lou Wood; Patrick Schwarzenegger.

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When does White Lotus season 3 premiere?In fact, on November 2, 2023, HBO announced the series isn’t slated to make its return until 2025.

This post will be updated.