Most details about season 4 of The White Lotus are under wraps but there have been hints about a possible location and potential stars.
The HBO series, which debuted in 2021, focuses on the guests and employees at a fictional resort as they experience a slew of personal ups and downs while on vacation. The anthology series is also known for a mysterious death — or two — that is eventually revealed at the end of each season.
Season 1 was set in Hawaii and featured an ensemble cast including Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, Steve Zahn and Molly Shannon.
The sophomore season moved to a tropical resort in Sicily with Coolidge, F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, Meghann Fahy, Beatrice Grannò, Tom Hollander, Sabrina Impacciatore, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson, Will Sharpe, Simona Tabasco and Leo Woodall.
Season 3 was set in Thailand, featuring another star-studded cast consisting of Rothwell, Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong and Aimee Lou Wood.
While creator Mike White has preferred to remain tight-lipped on specific future plans for the show, he has teased what viewers can expect.
“I’ve dabbled in Buddhism, and Thailand worked for the themes that I was trying to get into,” he told The Hollywood Reporter in April 2025. “The show is about identity and desire — and then there’s another part of me, the mischievous gay part, that’s just like, ‘How do I create something that’s dirty and funny?’”
According to an interview that played after the season 3 finale, White teased he was looking for a change, adding, “For the fourth season, I want to get a little bit out of the crashing waves against rocks vernacular. But there’s always room for more murders at the White Lotus hotels.”
Keep scrolling for everything to know — so far — about season 4:
Where Could Season 4 Be Set?
HBO’s head of drama Francesca Orsi teased the possibilities in February 2024, telling Deadline, “We’re going on some locations scouting in the next couple of weeks, so we’ll know soon. I can’t really say where we’re going to land, but chances are somewhere in Europe.”
Orsi said there were “some countries on the map that we talked about, but nothing to report on until they actually go location scouting.”
Meanwhile, White’s longtime producing partner David Bernad denied rumors that season 4 would be set in a cooler location.
“Mike doesn’t like the cold,” Bernad told The Guardian in February 2025. Since all past seasons of The White Lotus have been filmed at a Four Seasons resort, it is likely a good idea to look at the hotel chain’s list of locations for White’s possible inspiration.
When Does Season 4 Go Into Production?Variety reported that production was being “eyed for 2026″ after the show was renewed for a fourth season.
A better question might be who hasn’t. In the past, Elizabeth Banks, Janelle James, Hayden Panettiere, James Marsden and Sheryl Lee Ralph have all expressed interest in stopping by a White Lotus. Jamie Lee Curtis, Bette Midler, Pamela Anderson and Jennifer Aniston also mentioned they’d be up for the show.
While there have been a few instances of cast members appearing on multiple seasons — including Coolidge and Rothwell — some White Lotus stars vocalized their interest in bringing other existing characters together. (It helps that White previously appeared on a season of Survivor — and is set to return for more — so an “all-stars” season isn’t out of the realm of possibility.)
Schwarzenegger pitched an on-screen introduction between him, Lacy and James. HBO CEO Casey Bloys, meanwhile, suggested Shannon and Posey’s characters having a history.
Who Isn’t Returning for Season 4?
While season 3 was airing in April 2025, the show’s composer, Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, confirmed to The New York Times that he will not be returning after disagreements about the theme song. White, meanwhile, told The Hollywood Reporter that he didn’t think Tapia de Veer “respected” him.
