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‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 Updates & News: Everything We Know So Far
Cue a likely new version of the opening credits song for The White Lotus, because Season 4 is in the works, though it doesn’t look like the song will sound the same as that of Season 3.
After the first three seasons of the HBO drama, set in Hawaii, Italy and Thailand, respectively, the fourth season will head back to Europe with some cast already assembled.
For everything we know about The White Lotus Season 4, read on.
When will The White Lotus Season 4 come out?
A release date won’t be available for some time, as the full cast has not yet been assembled nor has Season 4 begun production.
Where will Season 4 of The White Lotus take place?
Deadline first reported that the luxurious hotel chain series that features wealthy guests has opened up a location in France for the fourth season.
Mike White and HBO selected Château de La Messardière in Saint-Tropez as the hub setting for the next installment of the murder mystery series. The setting of the Cannes Film Festival will provide a backdrop for the fourth installment.
The iconic Martinez and the Airelles Château de la Messardière in Saint-Tropez have been named the White Lotus Cannes and the latter the White Lotus du Cap, respectively. Bernad called the Martinez “a beautiful place that perfectly captured what we were going for” and noted that White will use selected locations to influence his scripts.
Interior filming is taking place in Paris due to the busy tourist season in Europe.
What will Season 4 of The White Lotus be about?
“Early on, Mike talked about wanting to do Season 4 as the life of an artist – the loneliness and the pain,” teased executive producer David Bernad while at Canneseries last month. “That’s a throughline that runs throughout the season. As we located the show at the Cannes Film Festival, this idea of fame popped up, and who has the world’s attention? Who can grab it, and who is the plus-one in a relationship? What are the things that satisfy us? Is it the love of an intimate partner, the love of strangers? What do we prioritize in people?”
Bernad also teased that Season 4 would be “the most personal and the funniest” to date.
“It really examines the things we value as people and what is attractive to us, and how fame can be corrosive and dictate your choices in life,” he added. “Some of the characters are existentially reflecting on those choices, some are reflecting on the choices and sacrifices they made as artists, and some are just starting to enter into this world of fame. Mike does a brilliant job of capturing how relationships can be corroded.”
Bernad revealed the inspiration for Season 4 as a shared experience of his and Mike White’s with a waiter and maître d at a restaurant in Cannes. The encounter convinced them that they had found their Season 4 setting, and they canceled all other location scouting.
“The energy around it was so intoxicating and this season will have elements of that, he said. “It’s really about the people’s stories, them navigating Cannes, and the ups and downs of the festival. It’s the beating heart of everything in this season.”
Who will be in the cast of The White Lotus Season 4?
The latest round of casting netted Ben Kingsley (The Thursday Murder Club, Wonder Man), Max Minghella (The Handmaid’s Tale, The Social Network) and Pekka Strang (Mister 8, Dogs Don’t Wear Pants) in recurring roles.
Comedic actors Max Greenfield and Kumail Nanjiani are also among the heavy hitters who have joined the next iteration of the drama series alongside Chloe Bennet, Charlie Hall and Jarrad Paul as recurring characters.
Helena Bonham Carter was originally confirmed to star, as Deadline first reported she was in talks to join the fourth season. Alexander Ludwig and AJ Michalka joined the new season shortly after that news. Carter’s role is now being recast and rewritten after production on the fourth season has begun, Deadline first reported. Deadline then broke the news that Laura Dern, who has previously worked with creator Mike White, will replace Carter.
Deadline reported that Chris Messina had been offered a role in the fourth season as well, and he is now confirmed to star as well. Marissa Long was the newest addition before Sandra Bernhard joined the cast in February. Character roles are under wraps.
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French actors joining the cast as likely locals for Season 4 include Vincent Cassel (Ocean’s movies, Jason Bourne), Corentin Fila (Being 17, Escort Boys) and Nadia Tereszkiewicz (Forever Young, Heads or Tails)
Recurring cast members announced in March 2026 include Americans Heather Graham (They Will Kill You, Chosen Family), Rosie Perez (The Flight Attendant, Your Honor) and Ben Schnetzer (The Madison, Y: The Last Man), the Scandinavian duo of Tobias Santelmann (Detective Hole, The Last Kingdom) and Frida Gustavsson (Faithless, Vikings: Valhalla), and French actress Laura Smet (Eager Bodies, The Bridesmaid).
Who will be the connecting character for The White Lotus Season 4?
No word yet on who is set to recur as a character who has already appeared in a previous season of the series, which is a trend that the second and third installments have followed. Jennifer Coolidge bridged Seasons 1 and 2, and Natasha Rothwell appeared in Seasons 1 and 3. Jon Gries appeared in all three seasons. Charlotte Le Bon is a strong contender for Season 4’s connecting character because she speaks French, and she is Jon Gries’ character Greg’s new girlfriend.
Though Laura Dern previously had an uncredited voice cameo in Season 2, she will be playing a brand new character in Season 4.
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Carrie Coon shared with Deadline that she would be willing to come back on one condition.
“I would certainly be open to it. I would prefer to work in the snow,” she said, alluding to her six months in Thailand in the humid heat. “It was the hottest I’ve ever been in my life, and it’s only getting hotter.”
Who else is behind The White Lotus Season 4?
Season 4 is created, written, and directed by Mike White. Executive producers include White, David Bernad, and Mark Kamine.
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The stage is nearly set for AFI Fest 2026.
The American Film Institute unveiled the full lineup of films that make up the 40th edition of the Canva-presented festival at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese Theatre from Oct. 21 to 25. In all, 157 films will screen including five red carpet premieres, 12 special screenings, 13 luminaries titles, 18 discovery titles, 16 from world cinema, 17 documentaries, three after-dark films, four guest artistic director presentations, 45 shorts and 24 films from the AFI Conservatory showcase presented by AMC Global Media.
Among the selections are a number of films that got a boost from fall festival premieres like Lee Chang-dong’s Venice Film Festival Silver Lion grand jury prize winner Possible Love; Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Cannes Film Festival prize-winning All of a Sudden starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto; Werner Herzog’s Venice selection Bucking Fastard starring Kate Mara and Rooney Mara; Andrew Haigh’s A Long Winter starring Fred Hechinger, Kit Connor, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Caitríona Balfe; Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert’s The Idiot(s), starring Johnny Flynn and Aimee Lou Wood; Mike Leigh’s San Sebastián Golden Shell winner Tender Loving Care; and the North American premieres of Asghar Farhadi’s Parallel Tales starring Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Cassel and Virginie Efira; and Céline Sciamma’s Tutti Fruitti.
Other titles include Ilker Çatak’s Berlinale Golden Bear winner Yellow Letters; Markus Schleinzer’s Rose, starring Sandra Hüller, who won the Berlinale Silver Bear for best lead performance for her work in the black-and-white film; Sandra Wollner’s Everytime which won an Un Certain Regard prize; Marine Atlan’s Cannes’ Critics’ Week grand prize winner La Gradiva; Louis Clichy’s Iron Boy, winner of Cannes’ Un Certain Regard special jury prize; Stephanie Ahn’s Bedford Park, which snagged a Sundance U.S. dramatic special jury award for debut feature; and Lance Hammer’s Queen at Sea starring Juliette Binoche alongside Tom Courtenay and Anna Calder-Marshall, who shared the Berlinale Silver Bear for best supporting performance.
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As previously announced, the roster of films includes Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky starring Anthony Ippolito; Netflix’s animated Ray Gunn from Brad Bird featuring the voices of Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell; Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine starring Rockwell and John Malkovich; Ava DuVernay’s documentary 14th; Diego Luna’s Ashes; Tony Gilroy’s Behemoth! starring Pedro Pascal as a gifted cellist; Pedro Almodóvar’s Bitter Christmas; Florian Zeller’s Bunker starring couple Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz; Arie and Chuko Esiri’s Clarissa with David Oyelowo, Sophie Okonedo and Ayo Edebiri; Simon Stone’s Elsinore starring Andrew Scott as Ian Charleson; Beth de Araújo’s Josephine starring Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan and Mason Reeves; Ira Sachs’ The Man I Love starring Rami Malek, Rebecca Hall, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Tom Sturridge and Maisy Stella; Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s Mouse starring Okonedo and Katherine Mallen Kupferer; and Leah Nelson’s animated pic about Alzheimer’s, Tangles, featuring an all-star voice cast that includes Seth Rogen and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
Pedro Pascal and Will Arnett in Behemoth!
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The fest opens with the U.S. premiere of Travis Knight’s animated Wildwood, and will feature showings of Sian Heder’s Being Heumann and Netflix’s The Mosquito Bowl from filmmaker Peter Berg and starring Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgard, Ray Nicholson and Berg. Project Hail Mary helmers Phil Lord and Chris Miller are serving as guest artistic directors. They’ll sit for a Q&A following by a screening of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and they’ve hand-picked Harold and Maude, The Muppet Movie and Rififi to screen.
“Our 40th edition of AFI Fest celebrates the cinematic artistry of bold, inspiring filmmakers from around the world,” said Todd Hitchcock, who serves as director of AFI Fest and the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center. “With more than 80 features and nearly 70 shorts, AFI Fest 2026 will once again light up the screen of the iconic TCL Chinese Theatre with a wide-ranging slate of films that includes highly anticipated awards favorites and a few surprises as well.”
“We’re thrilled to share some of the year’s most compelling films with the film lovers of Los Angeles at the 40th edition of AFI Fest — from red carpet premieres and major works by established auteurs to exciting debuts from emerging talents, this year’s lineup invites audiences to spend five days experiencing worlds beyond their own and making the connections that great art can spark,” said Abbie Algar, director of programming for AFI Fest and AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center.
Canva is the exclusive presenting sponsor while FIJI Water serves as the official water sponsor and American Airlines as the official airline. Passes to AFI Fest are now available for purchase, with individual tickets available Oct. 3.
The full lineup can be found here.
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