Cast, Location, Release Date & More

The White Lotus season 4 is already in the works, and we have some clues about the location, release date, and who might be in the cast.

While we’re still wrapped up in the finale of The White Lotus season 3, and everything that unraveled at the White Lotus Hotel in Thailand, we’re also looking ahead to season 4 to see what creator Mike White has in store for us next.

Luckily, The White Lotus season 4 was confirmed in January 2025, Variety reported.

To find out everything we know about the upcoming season, including where it’ll take place and everything creator-showrunner Mike White has said about the show’s future so far, scroll below!

Does The White Lotus Season 4 Have a Release Date?

There is no official release date for The White Lotus season 4 but here’s what we’re expecting.

There was a little over a year between the first season in July 2021 and the second in October 2022. Season 3 then took a little more time, premiering over two years later in February 2025. Our guess is that season 4 might be sometime in late 2026 or early 2027, with that in mind.

Regardless of where the show ends up for season 4, we know they’ll be reaching a decision very soon. “There’s already pressure from HBO [for season four],” White said to The Hollywood Reporter in April. “When they have something they’re bullish on, they want to get it out there. We were supposed to start scouting in April, and I was like, ‘You guys, I haven’t been home in three years.’”

Where Will Be The White Lotus Season 4’s Be Set?

The White Lotus season 4 is expected to be set in France, according to Deadline. The outlet reported on September 4 that White and HBO have zeroed in on the European destination but we have yet to learn exactly where.

HBO has a marketing partnership with the Four Seasons hotel chain and all previous seasons of the show have been filmed in a Four Season hotel. eason 1 was in Hawaii, season 2 in Sicily, and season 3 in Thailand.

While Four Seasons have several locations in France, speculation has focused on Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, a hotel perched on the tip of the Cap-Ferrat peninsula on the French Riviera.

This speculation is in line with what Executive Vice President and Head of Drama Programming at HBO, Francesca Orsi, told Deadline in February. “We’re going on some location scouting in the next couple of weeks, so we’ll know soon,” Orsi said. “I can’t really say where we’re going to land, but chances are somewhere in Europe.”

Norwegian outlet Bergens Tidende reported in February that the show reached out to the Norwegian Film Institute for a sizable grant to film a season before season 3, however, producers appeared to shut down that idea in an April interview with The Hollywood Reporter.

Show producer David Bernad suggested that any cold locations were likely out of the question. “I’d bet $100,000 we don’t end up in the cold next,” he told The Hollywood Reporter. “Even if we flirted with the idea, Mike just wouldn’t want to be in the cold. He hates it.”

However, White also acknowledged that, after shooting in Thailand, it would be hard not to choose a country that would benefit from having a large production shoot there. “Where we choose to go next could be hugely impactful [to that locale],” he said.

“This idea that somehow we can help people make a better living, to me, there’s a lot to be said for that. We almost have a responsibility to go somewhere that can benefit,” Bernad added.

Who Is in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4 Cast?

Sadly, there are no details yet on casting for season 4. According to White himself, knowing what the story is will come first, then comes finding the location and casting the stars.

However, we do know that plenty of actors will be vying for a role in season 4. Casting director Meredith Tucker said she’s already getting calls from agents about season 4. “He has not written one thing. What are these people talking about? Don’t call me until after this one,” she told The Hollywood Reporter.

“Everyone auditions for The White Lotus,” season 3 star Carrie Coon added.

One potential season 4 contender is Woody Harrelson, who seems to have circled the series for the last couple of seasons. White revealed that the actor paid a visit to the Sicily set in season 2 and was considered for the role of Rick Hatchett in season 3, a role that ultimately went to Walton Goggins.

Sources allege that Harrelson went all the way to Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav to negotiate a salary higher than the reported $40,000 all stars make per episode. Harrelson wasn’t successful but still signed on before eventually dropping out due to scheduling conflicts.

Morgana O’Reilly, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Dom Hetrakul & Lalisa Manobal in The White Lotus Season 3.
Fabio Lovino/HBO

Will There Be A ‘The White Lotus’ All-Stars Season?

In season 2, Tanya (Jennifer Coolidge) and Greg (Jon Gries) returned after starring in season 1. In season 3, Gries returned alongside Belinda (Natasha Rothwell). So, it’s safe to say that White has no problem with bringing characters back after their main season. But would he ever want an all-star season with only beloved previous characters?

“I’ve heard rumors of them doing an all-star season,” Patrick Schwarzenegger told White in The Hollywood Reporter cover. “I’d love to do that,” White responded.

“They could get all the douche guys in one hotel together,” Schwarzenegger then suggested. “Mike said that one day when we were on set, he was like, ‘Oh my God, it’d be so good to get you, Jake Lacy and Theo James in the same room.’”

“Maybe Molly Shannon’s character and Victoria Ratliff know each other?” HBO executive Casey Bloys chimed in. “There are so many connections between all these awful people.”

Despite their brainstorming, it seems an all-star season could work, but not in season 4. “I don’t think that’ll be Season 4, but that’s still on the horizon,” Orsi told Deadline. “It’s still in discussion, but it’s too early.”

Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook & Patrick Schwarzenegger in The White Lotus.
Fabio Lovino/HBO.

We Do Know of One Change for ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4

While The White Lotus season 4 is still in the early planning stages, one thing is for sure — there will be new music. The show’s longtime composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer left the show after season 3 due to disagreements with White.

In an April 2 interview with the New York Times, Tapia de Veer revealed their feud escalated after the removal of the signature “ooh-loo-loo-loo” and “ooh-loo-loo-loos” from the opening credits

“People [were] furious about the change of the theme, and I thought that was interesting,” he told the outlet. “I texted the producer and I told him that it would be great to, at some point, give them the longer version with the ooh-loo-loo-loos, because people will explode if they realize that it was going there anyway. He thought it was a good idea. But then Mike cut that — he wasn’t happy about that.”

“I mean, at that point, we already had our last fight forever, I think,” he said. “So he was just saying no to anything.” Tapia de Veer then took matters into his own hands and uploaded the full video to YouTube.

Before you go, click here to see all the cameos you might have missed in ‘The White Lotus’ season 3.