‘White Lotus’ creator Mike White teases Season 4 location

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Change could also be coming to “The White Lotus.”

Mike White hinted that Season 4 of the HBO present won’t be set on a seaside like the primary three seasons.

“For the fourth season, I wish to get a bit bit out of the ‘crashing waves towards rocks’ vernacular,” the 54-year-old mentioned in a video interview for Max after the Season 3 finale aired Sunday.

Mike White at “The White Lotus” Season 3 premiere in LA on Feb. 10, 2025. FilmMagic

“However there’s all the time room for extra murders on the White Lotus lodges,” he added.

Every season of “The White Lotus” is ready at a unique location of the titular resort. To date, the present has visited Hawaii, Sicily, and Thailand.

Jennifer Coolidge and Sydney Sweeney in “The White Lotus” Season 1. AP
Meghann Fahy, Theo James, Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe in “The White Lotus” Season 2. HBO
Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wooden in “The White Lotus” Season 3. HBO

HBO EVP Francesca Orsi teased the place Season 4 could happen in an interview with Deadline in February.

“We’re happening some areas scouting within the subsequent couple of weeks, so we’ll know quickly,” Orsi mentioned. “I can’t actually say the place we’re going to land however chances are high someplace in Europe.”

Murray Bartlett, Jolene Purdy, Natasha Rothwell, Lukas Gage in “The White Lotus” Season 1. HBO

She added that there are “some international locations on the map that we talked about, however nothing to report on till they really go areas scouting.”

The 4 Seasons and HBO formalized their partnership earlier than Season 3 aired, so it’s more and more doubtless Season 4 will even use a department of the resort. 

The posh resort’s European areas embody London, Paris, Geneva, Budapest, Athens, Madrid and Portugal. 

Morgana O’Reilly, Arnas Fedaravicius, Christian Friedel, Dom Hetrakul and Lalisa Manobal in “The White Lotus” Season 3. AP

Govt producer David Bernad beforehand informed The Guardian that it’s unlikely the present would depart its conventional heat locales.

“Mike doesn’t just like the chilly,” Bernad mentioned.

Mike White at “The White Lotus” 3 premiere at Paramount Theatre in LA. WireImage

At the beginning of Season 3, Bernad informed The Submit about future episodes: “We haven’t gotten to it but.”

The manager producer additionally mentioned that in the case of discovering the proper location for every season, “There’s a macro method, which is ‘what’s a rustic that has a movie neighborhood or native crew that additionally has a tax rebate that’s movie pleasant?’ We begin in a broader sense, and every season has a bigger theme.”

Haley Lu Richardson, Jennifer Coolidge in “The White Lotus” Season 2. Mario Perez/HBO
Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon in “The White Lotus” Season 3. Fabio Lovino/HBO

“There’s a component of that – of individuals soliciting us – which is extremely flattering and sudden,” Bernad added.

Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, who composed the theme track for the primary three seasons, confirmed to The New York Instances final week that he was exiting the present over inventive variations with White.

Tapia de Veer mentioned that he and White “had our final battle eternally” which led to him quitting the collection.

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