The White Lotus is officially getting a season four. Yes, you read that right. Quel surprise.
The anthological series from creator Mike White has become an instant phenomenon, so the reports a fourth season has been greenlit, before season three had even aired, kind of made sense.
Per Variety, HBO has approved the next season with production being “eyed for 2026”.
It’s also reported White has “already pitched ideas to Casey Bloys, the HBO and Max chief.”
“Mike, obviously — if he wants to move forward and do the four seasons — he will do the fourth season,” Bloys told reporters back in November 2024.
The official Instagram account for the show confirmed the news shortly after it broke. In a painstakingly brief clip we can see the signature White Lotus graphics on a green backdrop with the words, “The White Lotus Season 4”.
Simple. Effective. Annoyingly devoid of any information.
The caption simply reads: “Good news travels fast. #TheWhiteLotus is excited to welcome you to a new destination.”
Where Will Season Four Of The White Lotus Be Filmed?
The next season will see the show stick to the status quo and head to a new holiday destination as confirmed by their Instagram announcement. Exactly where that will be, is yet to be announced but following the season three finale, White did drop a sneaky new clue.
“For the fourth season, I want to get a little bit out of the crashing waves of rocks vernacular but there’s always more room for more murders at the White Lotus hotels,” he told Deadline.
Fans of the show will also be aware that each season of The White Lotus is filmed at a Four Seasons resort thanks to a well-established partnership between the luxury hotel chain and the HBO show. So, that does narrow down potential filming locations somewhat.
Then, there were these comments from HBO drama chief: “We’re going on some locations scouting in the next couple of weeks, so we’ll know soon,” Francesca Orsi told Deadline back in February. “I can’t really say where we’re going to land but chances are somewhere in Europe.”
There are a number of new resorts opening by the Four Seasons (if they were wanting to drum up some free promo) including Mykonos, Greece and Switzerland’s, Park Gstaad. We’d love to see a snow-bunny season of the show as White suggests.
Will Any White Lotus Cast Return For Season Four?
It may be an anthological series, but each season of The White Lotus has had a thread tying each together through the return of a past character. First, it was Tanya, then Greg and Belinda. So, who could it be, if anyone, for season four?
The season three cast seem to think Greg/Gary’s story isn’t over yet. After all, we didn’t get the revenge for Tanya’s death we so desperately seeked.
“Jon is like the barnacle of The White Lotus ship, he stays around,” Natasha Rothwell whoplayes Belinda told The Hollywood Reporter to which Walton Goggins (aka Rick) agreed: “It feels like Jon is going to be in every season. Sorry if I gave that away.”
Of course, there’s no confirmation. But, Jon Gries who plays Greg/Gary has revealed he’s all in.
“I would love to come back. But does the book on Greg seem like it’s complete? I can’t tell you.”
What Will Be The Plot Of Season Four?
Details are slim on this next chapter, but White previously promised season three would “be a supersized White Lotus”.
“It’s going to be longer, bigger, crazier,” he told EW.
And surely, it’s only up from there when it comes season four storylines, right?
When Will Season Four Of The White Lotus Be Released?
We can only estimate a date for a season four release at this point (frustrating, we know!). Season three began filming in February 2024 and premiered in February this year, given HBO is eyeing production in 2026, we can probably expect a 2027 release date or late 2026 at best.
In the meantime, you can stream all current episodes now on Max Australia.
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