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Season three of HBO’s “The White Lotus” is coming to an end, but the biting anthology series will be back for more.
The Emmy-winning show, created, written, and directed by Mike White, scored an early renewal in January, weeks before the debut of season three.
With the eight-episode third season wrapping up, all eyes are on where the series will be headed next.
Here’s everything we know so far about season four of “The White Lotus.”
‘The White Lotus’ season 4 location hasn’t been revealed yet, but it probably won’t be a cold destination
Season one took place in Hawaii, and season two was set in Sicily, Italy. Season three, which focuses on spirituality, takes place in Thailand.
It’s unclear where the next season will travel to, but White and “White Lotus” producer David Bernad recently told The Hollywood Reporter that they’re aware that the show’s setting has a financial impact on production.
Season three, for example, was filmed in Thailand instead of Japan due in part to the country’s film incentive system.
“HBO was really pushing it because Thailand had good tax incentives,” White said.
While they haven’t landed on a location yet for season four, Bernad told THR he’s convinced it will be somewhere temperate.
“I’d bet $100,000 we don’t end up in the cold next,” he said. “Even if we flirted with the idea, Mike just wouldn’t want to be in the cold. He hates it.”
The season 4 cast hasn’t been announced, but Mike White is interested in an all-star edition
Casting isn’t underway yet, but that hasn’t stopped hopeful actors from preemptively trying to get a role in season four.
Casting director Meredith Tucker told THR that an agent recently contacted her because their client heard that someone had already landed an audition for season four. Tucker said that she’s focused on seeing season three through to its end before thinking about the next installment.
“He has not written one thing,” Tucker said, referring to White. “What are these people talking about? Don’t call me until after this one.”
It’s too soon to know who will be part of season four, but White told THR in 2023 that he wouldn’t mind an all-star season comprised of returning cast members.
“If the show goes on for a couple of seasons, it would be fun to have an all-star season,” he said.
Two years later, his opinion still hasn’t changed.
“I’d love to do that,” White said in his more recent THR interview.
Composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer said he won’t return for season 4
Cristóbal Tapia de Veer has been the composer of “The White Lotus” since season one and is the creator of each season’s main title theme music.
In an interview with The New York Times published Wednesday, Tapia de Veer revealed that he wouldn’t be returning for season four. The composer also said that he’d clashed creatively with White throughout the series.
Tapia de Veer told the NYT that White didn’t like the theme he crafted for season one, and it took convincing to get the showrunner on board.
Tapia de Veer also said that he informed the “The White Lotus” team about his exit months ago, but “didn’t tell Mike for various reasons.”
“I wanted to tell him just at the end for the shock and whatever,” he said. “Except I told the whole editorial team and music editor and producer and all that, but I didn’t think that they were going to tell him. At some point he heard about that.”
Reps for “The White Lotus” didn’t immediately respond to Business Insider’s request for comment.
Season 4 of ‘The White Lotus’ hasn’t started filming, so there’s no release date yet
White told THR that he already received “pressure from HBO” regarding season four. However, the showrunner hasn’t made progress on location scouting, which means season four is not coming anytime soon.
“When they have something they’re bullish on, they want to get it out there,” he said of the network. “We were supposed to start scouting in April, and I was like, “You guys, I haven’t been home in three years.”
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
