Carrie Coonis one of the vacationers in ThailandforThe White LotusSeason 3. The third season of the acclaimed series iscurrently filming, and while details about the storyline are being kept under lock and key, Coon teased what the central theme for the season is about. In a conversation withVanity Fair, she talked about the scale of the project in terms of the cast and working withMike White. She also gleaned the season’s focus, teasing an exploration of death in the middle of a Buddhist way of life.
“It’s a huge cast. It’s an international cast. And I think he’s [Mike White] playing with some really interesting dynamics. I think it’s something he would continue to do if they let him, because I think he would like to get bigger and more international and put together weirder groups of people—that’s what he’s passionate about. And I think that’s important in this world, to see people banging up against each other in this way. Of course, he’s satirizing rich white people, and he’s doing it very well. He’s really speaking to people who need to be spoken to in a really interesting way. He had a season about money; he had a season about sex. And this is his season about death. So here we are in this Buddhist country. It bumps up against some things in my own life right now that are really interesting to think about, and so I’m feeling incredibly gratified. And my family is incredibly stressed.”
Who Is In ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3?
Because of its premise of following vacationers in one location,The White Lotuscan bring togethercharacters from all walks of life. The season has already added some big names from all over the world to the cast.Natasha Rothwell, who starred in the first seasonof the anthology series, is set to appear in Season 3 and is the only former cast member expected to appear afterJennifer Coolidge’s Tanya McQuiod died in Season 2. The series hascastJason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan,Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Parker Posey,andTayme Thapthimthongin lead roles.Walton Goggins,Amy Lou Wood,Iris Apatow,Patrick Schwarzenegger,Sam Nivola,Christian Freidel,Nicholas Duvernay,Arnas Fedaravičius,Scott Glenn,Lisa Manobal, andSarah Catherine Hookhave undisclosed roles in the show.Miloš Bikovićexited the series, andJulian Kostovwas cast to replace him.
Specific details about the series are scarce, butDeadlinerevealed that the season would feature a multi-generational group that includes a patriarch, a female corporate executive, an actress, and a couple of mothers, including a country club wife, a misfit, and a yogi.
Seasons 1 and 2 ofThe White Lotusare available to stream on Max.
The White Lotus
The White Lotus is a television series that explores the interactions of guests and staff at an upscale tropical resort. Premiering in 2021, the narrative unfolds over a week, revealing underlying complexities and tensions among the resort’s seemingly ideal travelers and employees.
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