White Lotus Season 3: Everything you need to know

White Lotus season 3 is officially hitting our screens in February 2025!

White Lotus Season 3 is coming! Photo: HBO
White Lotus Season 3 is coming! Photo: HBO

White Lotus fans, rejoice! The iconic HBO show is coming back in just a few weeks, with season 3 due to hit screens on Feb 16.

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the new series of the cult show, after season 2 wrapped up in December 2022. HBO recently dropped a trailer, with the Emmy-winning series set in Thailand for its next season.

So what do we know about Season 3 of White Lotus so far? Let's dive in.

The new season is set to take place over the course of a week, with the trailer showing brand new faces, a person falling off a boat, a familiar old face, a gun, lots of dancing, and of course, the classic White Lotus dramatic music that makes you always feel on edge even when nothing is happening.

Uh oh. Photo: HBO
Uh oh. Photo: HBO

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The official description reads: "The social satire is set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week."

The cast of Season 3 includes Natasha Rothwell returning as Belinda (from Season 1), and she'll be joined by Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul, Tayme Thapthimthong, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou wood, Nicholas Duvernay, Francesca Corney and Arnas Fedaravičius.

You know, just to name a few.

According to HBO, Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, and Michelle Monaghan are playing three best friends who haven't reunited in some time, and embark on a girls' trip. Walton Goggins will be playing a "rugged man with a chip on his shoulder" travelling with his girlfriend who's played by Aimee Lou Wood, and Jason Isaacs will play a wealthy businessman on holiday with his wife and three children.

We were blessed to have Jennifer Coolidge appear in the first two seasons of The White Lotus as Tanya McQuoid, a wealthy, needy and clueless hotel guest who is grieving the passing of her mother. So good was Jennifer's performance that she won two Emmy awards for her portrayal.

RIP Tanya. Credit: HBO
RIP Tanya. Credit: HBO

Despite being a fan favourite character, giving us quotable lines such as "these gays are trying to kill me" and being an all-round icon, creator Mike White made the decision to have Tanya meet her end when she fell off the luxury yacht at the end of season two. He did us so dirty!

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Speaking about the possibility of appearing in the third season, despite her character's tragic demise, Jennifer said that she was jealous of the new cast and was very sad to no longer be part of the anthology series.

“People are asking me if I’m in it. I can honestly say, to this moment, no one has even mentioned it to me,” Coolidge told Today earlier in 2024. “I think I’m dead. I think I’m dead right now and may be dead forever.”

She continued, “I just want to say in all honesty, I’m very sad I’m not in it."

People are already excited for the new season, with the YouTube trailer amassing over 1,000 comments in just under 10 hours.

"It's such a great series. Each season, they have an amazing cast. Couldn't believe they got Lisa this time," someone commented. "I'm sure there's nothing sinister going on at this perfectly lovely resort," another quipped.

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"The first two seasons were truly extraordinary. The acting was simply incredible. I hope they can keep the momentum up!" one fan said.

Fans are very excited to see Lisa from BlackPink in White Lotus Season 3. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.
Fans are very excited to see Lisa from BlackPink in White Lotus Season 3. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images.

While fans are excited in general for the series, many comments were left about Lisa (Lalisa Manobal) of South Korean band Blackpink who is making a cameo in the series.

"I came here for white lotus, the fans are going wild for Lisa, so glad to see everyone excited!" one person commented. "THAT SMILE FROM LISA OH SHE’S SNEAKY AND I’M DEFENDING HER," another fan yelled.

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Season 3 of White Lotus will premiere on Sunday February 16 in the US. In Australia the series will be airing on BINGE.

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