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In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, series creator Mike White teased “a supersized White Lotus” when the hit HBO series returns for its next instalment.

White, who has three Emmys for the show, hopes to begin filming in early 2024, however, this is dependent on an agreement being negotiated between SAG-AFTRA and the studios.

“I’m seriously finishing scripts,” White said. “Still waiting to be able to cast. If the SAG strike isn’t resolved soon, then yeah, we’d have to push again because the show has a new cast every season, so there’s lots of parts to cast.”

So far, the only cast member who has been confirmed to return is Natasha Rothwell – who was nominated for an Emmy for her role as Belinda, the healing spa manager at the resort.

White told Vanity Fair that Season 3 will be shot in Thailand and the next chapter will have “something to do with spirituality,” adding, “Eastern versus Western religion, or Western people in an Eastern culture.”

“Maybe after sex it would be wonderful to have something a bit more celestial or a little more out of the carnal, I guess. But I’m not sure. To be honest, I don’t know.”

There’s been no official announcement on when the third season will be released as yet. While it was originally scheduled for 2024, Casey Bloys, chairman and CEO of HBO and Max content, said during an HBO press event in New York that it will now most likely premiere in 2025 due to writers’ strikes and ongoing actors’ strikes.

White however is “more than eager to get going” on the return trip. So are we.

[source:vanityfair]