Do you hear that? It’s the sound of your next destination welcoming you to paradise because The White Lotus Season 3 is confirmed, and while it won’t be on any 2024 TV premiere schedule, we have an idea of when it will release. .
That’s right, The White Lotus has been renewed for Season 3. After two crazy seasons, it’s no wonder that the show got picked up.
But, who might be in this season? And when can we expect to even see it? For some of the questions that you might have about The White Lotus Season 3, here is what we know so far.
What Is The White Lotus Season 3 Premiere Date?
At the time of updating this in August 2024, The White Lotus Season 3 is set to come out at some point in 2025, according to a preview video for HBO to showcase what’s coming over the next two years.
Deadline reported the news of Season 3 near the end of 2022. The renewal came not that long after the first two episodes aired for the second season. The outlet noted that the first episode scored 7.6 million viewers, and is one of the most-watched shows on HBO Max.
The White Lotus Season 3 Cast
As you can probably expect there are several cast members who have been confirmed for The White Lotus Season 3, so in order to keep the length of this article down, we’re going to condense them into lists. Here is who you can expect to see in The White Lotus Season 3:
- Leslie Bibb (Iron Man)
- Dom Hetrakul (The Man with the Iron Fists 2)
- Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter)
- Michelle Monaghan (Echoes)
- Parker Posey (Lost in Space)
- Tayme Thapthimthong
- Walton Goggins
- Sarah Catherine Hook
- Sam Nivola
- Patrick Schwarzenegger
- Aimee Lou Wood
- Nicholas Duvernay
- Arnas Fedaravičius
- Charlotte Le Bon
- Julian Kostov
- Scott Glenn
- Lisa from Blackpink
- Natasha Rothwell
Natasha Rothwell was confirmed to return in April 2023. HBO confirmed the first six in January 2024, then The Hollywood Reporter confirmed Goggins, Hook, Nivola, Schwarzenegger, and Wood in mid-January 2024. Duvernay and Fedaravičius were confirmed by Variety in mid-January 2024 as well by Variety.
Kostov was confirmed by Deadline in February, while Variety reported on Glenn around the same time. Lisa was confirmed in February 2024 as well. Charlotte Le Bon was confirmed as a recast in May 2024.
The White Lotus Season 1 cast was full of great stars, and so was The White Lotus Season 2 cast, with all of them truly blowing it out of the water.
What Will The White Lotus Season 3 Be About?
If you’re wondering what The White Lotus Season 3 is going to be about, then we have you covered. Here is what we know so far:
Season 3 Will Take Place In Thailand
Variety confirmed in March 2023 that the episodes are going to take place in Thailand.
When Season 2 premiered (and before Season 3 was even ordered), Mike White was quick to comment on what the upcoming season could entail. As the Deadline article regarding the renewal said, it will take place in a new locale, but a different article from the outlet saw White talking about possibly moving to another continent again – maybe even Asia:
We just turned in our last episode to the network yesterday, so it’s hard to think about the next race. But if we did, I think it’d be fun to maybe go to a whole different continent. You know, we did Europe, and maybe Asia, something crazy like that, that would be fun.
Season 3 Could Deal With Topics Of “Death, Eastern Spirituality And Religion”
The story of The White Lotus is often kept under wraps for some time, but the creator of the show, Mike White, has teased what Season 3 could potentially be about. According to a behind the scenes clip from Season 2 (via Variety), Mike White teased that the third season would take place in Asia, and be about “death and Eastern religion and spirituality”:
The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex. I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at White Lotus.
This actually lines up perfectly with the fact that Natasha Rothwell will be back as Belinda, because her character was all about spirituality and peace.
Season 3 Will Be “Supersized”
While the casts of the first two seasons of The White Lotus have been extensive and the stories have been interesting to watch, Mike White promises that Season 3 will be even bigger – it will be “supersized.”
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly in November 2023, White promised that the next season would be even “crazier” than the others, and even longer – so much so that he didn’t know what fans would “think” of the next installment:
It's going to be a supersized White Lotus. It's going to be longer, bigger, crazier. I don't know what people will think, but I am super excited, so at least for my own barometer, that's a good thing ... I'm super excited about the content of the season.
Murder Will Be A Part Of Season 3
A key part of The White Lotus has always included some aspect of murder, where fans come back weekly to see if they can find clues to figure out who is the unfortunate soul that was killed in the first episode – or was found dead. Mike White says that Season 3 will not be straying from that.
In an interview with NPR in December 2022, White said that it’s “clearly” something that brings fans back each week, so it wouldn’t make sense not to include it in Season 3.
Filming Has Wrapped
After several months of shooting, The White Lotus Season 3 has wrapped. Express confirmed the news in August 2024 that the season had wrapped and that the show is still expected to premiere in 2025.
The White Lotus Season 3 cast member even had the chance to talk about the experience to The LA Times in May 2024, saying that the whole experience of filming was “very meta:”
It’s all very meta on every level. We’re guests checking into a hotel playing guests checking into a hotel. We spend all this time together, whether we like it or not, eating breakfast, lunch and dinner. We work where we stay. I went to a lot of the places where we’re filming now, the same streets and sandy beaches.
I can’t imagine what this would be like, but it honestly makes me that much more excited for Season 3 of the show.
What are you looking forward to the most with The White Lotus Season 3? I know, it’s going to be a long time before we get it, but if I can be patient, so can you. We have to plan our next vacation, friends.
