We’re Checking-in for The White Lotus Season 3

A full-length trailer has finally been released.
Published January 29, 2025

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Pack your bags (and your popcorn)—Binge’s hit series, The White Lotus is coming back, and this time, it’s heading to Thailand!

The third installment of the Emmy-winning satire will premiere early next year (yep, we finally have a release date), off the back of an abundance of praise for its previous two seasons.

It’s been almost two years since we last dipped into the eventful (to say the absolute least) lives of the fictional White Lotus guests. Of the incoming season, creator Mike White told Vanity Fair, “It’s going to be longer, bigger, crazier. I don’t know what people will think, but I am super excited, so at least for my own barometer, that’s a good thing…I’m super excited about the content of the season.” He added that season 3 of The White Lotus is set to be “supersized.” That’s what we like to hear!

We’ve also finally been granted an official, full-length trailer—and by the looks of it, the season is set to be wild.

Scroll on for what The White Lotus season 3 has in store for us (and when and where to watch it).

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Will There Be a Season 3 of The White Lotus

Season 3 of The White Lotus is full steam ahead. The streamer announced the show had been renewed back in November 2022 and since, it’s been confirmed the cast will say hello to the south-east Asian sands of Thailand! 

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White Lotus Season 3 Cast

With new, affluent and likely *deeply* troubled guests checking into The White Lotus for Season 3, it’s unlikely the Season 2 cast will be coming back… which means we will have to start mourning Theo James’ abs in southern Italy… *sigh*

However, that doesn’t mean there won’t be some familiar faces.

*Spoiler Alert*

If you’re all caught up on Season 2, then you’ll already be across the sad news that Jennifer Coolidge—the only actor who reprised her role from Season 1 in Season 2—won’t be making a comeback for the third. We don’t blame her though… It’s pretty hard to bounce back from dying in the sea.

Although we won’t be holding our breath for Jen’s return,  Natasha Rothwell, aka White Lotus spa manager Belinda Lindsey from Season 1 will return for the show’s next instalment.

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On January 5, 2024, Variety reported that several new cast members will be staying at the White Lotus this season, including Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, and Tayme Thapthimthong.

Along with Carrie Coon, HBO then announced another five new names joining the cast: Miloš Biković, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, and Shalini Peiris.

One name we definitely weren’t expecting to see on the call list was that of BLACKPINK superstar Lisa. Along with the rest of us, Lisa was thrilled when she found out that she was being cast , telling Elle, “I think I cried. I was with my friends, my mum’s friends, and my mum as well, but I didn’t tell them that I auditioned for it. I’m super excited and nervous, because it’s my first acting project. So I was happy for a second, and then I was like, ‘Oh, wait, wait, how am I going to deliver this?’”

Later rounding out the cast with Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola; White wasn’t lying when he said that this up and coming season  was going to be a big one!

What Will The White Lotus Season 3 Be About?

Creator Mike White has previously shared that the third season will be set in Thailand, and teased what themes to expect.

“The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex,” he explained. “I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at The White Lotus.” 

Sounds good to us!

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White Lotus Season 3 Release Date

The White Lotus Season 3 will be released on February 16, 2025. In Australia, it will be available to stream on Binge.

Check back here for updates.

Bailey Finn
Bailey Finn is a Staff Writer at Cosmopolitan Australia. She has been passionate about the creative industries from an early age and her experience spans television, styling, writing, and costume design. When unplugged, she often finds herself surrounded by classic artwork, dabbling in modern photography, or with a route set to the nearest beach.
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