Most particulars about season 4 of The White Lotus are beneath wraps however there have been hints in regards to the location and potential stars.
The HBO sequence, which debuted in 2021, focuses on the friends and workers at a fictional resort as they expertise a slew of private ups and downs whereas on trip. The anthology sequence can also be recognized for a mysterious dying — or two — that’s ultimately revealed on the finish of every season.
Season 1 was set in Hawaii and featured an ensemble solid together with Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, Steve Zahn and Molly Shannon.
The sophomore season moved to a tropical resort in Sicily with Coolidge, F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, Meghann Fahy, Beatrice Grannò, Tom Hollander, Sabrina Impacciatore, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson, Will Sharpe, Simona Tabasco and Leo Woodall.
Season 3 was set in Thailand, that includes one other star-studded solid consisting of Rothwell, Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong and Aimee Lou Wooden.
Whereas creator Mike White has most well-liked to stay tight-lipped on particular future plans for the present, he has teased what viewers can count on.
“I’ve dabbled in Buddhism, and Thailand labored for the themes that I used to be making an attempt to get into,” he instructed The Hollywood Reporter in April 2025. “The present is about identification and want — after which there’s one other a part of me, the mischievous homosexual half, that’s identical to, ‘How do I create one thing that’s soiled and humorous?’”
In accordance with an interview that performed after the season 3 finale, White teased he was searching for a change, including, “For the fourth season, I need to get slightly bit out of the crashing waves in opposition to rocks vernacular. However there’s at all times room for extra murders on the White Lotus accommodations.”
Hold scrolling for the whole lot to know — thus far — about season 4:
The place May Season 4 Be Set?
HBO’s head of drama Francesca Orsi teased the probabilities in February 2024, telling Deadline, “We’re occurring some places scouting within the subsequent couple of weeks, so we’ll know quickly. I can’t actually say the place we’re going to land, however likelihood is someplace in Europe.”
Orsi mentioned there have been “some international locations on the map that we talked about, however nothing to report on till they really go location scouting.”
In the meantime, White’s longtime producing accomplice David Bernad denied rumors that season 4 could be set in a cooler location.
“Mike doesn’t just like the chilly,” Bernad instructed The Guardian in February 2025. Since all previous seasons of The White Lotus have been filmed at a 4 Seasons resort, it’s probably a good suggestion to take a look at the resort chain’s record of places for White’s doable inspiration.
It was later revealed that season 4 will head to France for the brand new season. It is going to be filmed at a number of properties, together with the Château de la Messardière in Saint-Tropez.
When Does Season 4 Go Into Manufacturing?
Selection reported that manufacturing was being “eyed for 2026″ after the present was renewed for a fourth season.
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Who Will Star in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4?
Information broke in December 2025 that The Starvation Video games alum Alexander Ludwig and former Disney Channel star AJ Michalka would seem on season 4 in then-undisclosed roles.
Which Actors Have Pitched Themselves for the Present?
A greater query could be who hasn’t. Up to now, Elizabeth Banks, Janelle James, Hayden Panettiere, James Marsden and Sheryl Lee Ralph have all expressed curiosity in stopping by a White Lotus. Jamie Lee Curtis, Bette Midler, Pamela Anderson and Jennifer Aniston additionally talked about they’d be up for the present.
May Previous Characters Return in Future Seasons?
Whereas there have been a number of cases of solid members showing on a number of seasons — together with Coolidge and Rothwell — some White Lotus stars vocalized their curiosity in bringing different current characters collectively. (It helps that White beforehand appeared on a season of Survivor — and is about to return for extra — so an “all-stars” season isn’t out of the realm of risk.)
Schwarzenegger pitched an on-screen introduction between him, Lacy and James. HBO CEO Casey Bloys, in the meantime, recommended Shannon and Posey’s characters having a historical past.
Who Isn’t Returning for Season 4?
Whereas season 3 was airing in April 2025, the present’s composer, Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, confirmed to The New York Occasions that he won’t be returning after disagreements in regards to the theme music. White, in the meantime, instructed The Hollywood Reporter that he didn’t suppose Tapia de Veer “revered” him.
