A new batch of wealthy vacationers will check into the lavish White Lotus resort when HBO’s “The White Lotus” returns for season three.
Since premiering in 2021, each season of Mike White’s “The White Lotus” has focused on a new group of rich people visiting the titular resort chain — but not everyone makes it out alive. And a newly released teaser trailer for season three of “The White Lotus” indicates that at least one character will end up in a body bag.
Here’s what to expect when the Emmy-winning anthology series returns for season three.
The first season in Hawaii and the second season in Sicily, Italy. In a report published after the end of the second season, White hinted that Asia would be his next destination.
“The first season focused on money, and then the second season focused on sex,” he said. “I think the third season would perhaps be a fun, satirical look at Eastern death, faith and spirituality. It seems like it may just be a rich tapestry to carry some other circular to White Lotus. “
In March, Variety announced that the third season would take place in Thailand.
The first official poster for season three of “The White Lotus” suggests that karma will be a major theme.
Natasha Rothwell played a spa in the first season of “The White Lotus. “
Throughout the season, Jennifer Coolidge’s character, Tanya McQuoid, coached Belinda and gave her hope that she would fund her dream of a wellness center.
Tanya ultimately backed out of the deal, leaving Belinda disillusioned.
Variety first reported on Rothwell’s return in April. She previewed season 3 in an interview with Vanity Fair at the Wonka premiere in Los Angeles in December, saying she “gasped at least five times” while reading the scripts.
“The scripts are a testament to Mike’s abilities to tell the smartest and most entertaining stories,” Rothwell said. “I mean, everything he does is like a lesson for me as an actor and performer. And like myself, he takes other people on a journey. Everyone wants to buckle up to Array because it will become real!”
The first official trailer for the third season of “The White Lotus,” released Monday, shows Belinda ending up at the White Lotus hotel in Thailand as part of an exchange program.
HBO in January the following casts: Leslie Bibb (“American Housewife”), Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs (“Harry Potter”), Michelle Monaghan (“Mission: Impossible”), Parker Posey (“Beau Is Afraid”), Tayme Thapthimthong and Carrie Coon (“The Golden Age”).
Five actors were added to the cast at the end of the month: Walton Goggins (“Fallout”), Sarah Catherine Hook (“First Kill”), Sam Nivola (“Maestro”), Patrick Schwarzenegger (“Gen V”) and Aimee. Lou. Wood (“Sex Education”).
In February, Variety reported that Blackpink member Lisa had also joined the cast and would be credited under her given name, Lalisa Manobal.
Little is known about the characters, but Manobal will play a member of the Thai resort.
Character descriptions released through HBO give more information about the actors who will star in the new season.
Bibb, Coon, and Monaghan portray three longtime friends on a girls’ trip who haven’t seen each other for a while; Goggins and Wood play an age-gap couple; and Isaacs and Posey star as a husband and wife duo vacationing with their three kids, played by Schwarzenegger, Hook, and Nivola.
Patravadi plays one of the owners of the White Lotus, Manobal plays a fitness mentor to visitors to the resort and Thapthimthong plays a security guard.
The season follows the characters for a week.
“It’s going to be an oversized ‘White Lotus,'” White told Entertainment Weekly in November. “It’s going to be longer, bigger and crazier. I don’t know what other people are going to think, but I’m really excited. So, at least by my own barometer, it’s a smart thing to do. “
It’s unclear whether White’s comment that the season will include more episodes or that the episodes will be longer, or both.
Schwarzenegger shared similar sentiments, telling Business Insider in November that the latest installment was “absolutely crazy. “
The third season, which will consist of 8 episodes, will be filmed in and around Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok.
The new season will begin on Sunday, February 16 at nine at night. ET on HBO and will stream on Max.
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