It was leaked that Carrie Coon had been offered to stay at the hotel for the third season of The White Lotus, which is scheduled to film in Thailand this year. But, while the Golden Age actress continues in limbo of negotiations and planning the filming schedule, six signings have been announced: Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul and Tayme Thapthimthong.
It is one of the most attractive series for Hollywood actors for different reasons. It produces a prestigious channel like HBO and the two seasons broadcast have had fantastic reviews, with the first winning the Emmy for best miniseries and best writing and best direction for Mike White, the creator. The second season, set in Sicily, was so successful that it became part of the popular television imagination. And, to make matters worse, the actors' work is rewarded.
In its first year, for example, Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge won the Emmy for best supporting actors in a miniseries, competing against cast members Jake Lacy and Steve Zahn in the male category and Alexandra Daddario, Natasha Rothwell and Sydney Sweeney. in the feminine.
The second season also has nine actors nominated as supporting actors in a drama series: F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Coolidge, Meghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, Aubrey Plaza and Simona Tabasco.
Despite the respect, popularity and magnet that The White Lotus is for awards, Mike White continues with a particular philosophy at the casting level: he does not look so much for undisputed stars as other HBO series such as Big Little Lies but rather he lets himself go by your instinct.
Thus, in addition to having versatile actors such as Jason Isaacs (The OA, Harry Potter), it has Parker Posey, known for being a muse of independent cinema of the 90s, an actress with an irregular career such as Michelle Monaghan, who did both True Detective and The unforgettable Duplicity was marked, Leslie Bibb who became known with the teen series Popular, and finally Thai talents like Dom Hetrakul and Tayme Thapthimthong.
These six signings are in addition to Natasha Rothwell, who will reprise the role of Belinda Lindsey, the masseuse at The White Lotus hotel in Mauie who suffered the consequences of believing in the volatile and capricious Tanya played by Jennifer Coolidge, now absent from the cast. While filming is planned for the coming months, HBO has announced the premiere of the third season for 2025.
