The White Lotus Is Reportedly Heading to Thailand for Season 3

(SPOT.ph) After providing us a week-long vacation in Hawaii and Italy, The White Lotus Reports & Spa is back to entertain with the introduction of its Thailand branch.

Although HBO hasn’t confirmed this news, it looks like Deadline and Variety have done so with their sources. Add that to the fact that The White Lotus creator Mike White had previously hinted that Season 3 might take place in Asia. 

“I think it’d be fun to maybe go to a whole different continent,” White told Deadline in October 2022. “You know, we did Europe, and maybe Asia, something crazy like that, that would be fun.”

The first two seasons of The White Lotus was filmed at the Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Hawaii and Italy…and the luxury hotel just so happens to have four properties in Thailand. This means there are high chances we'll be seeing the third season set in one of the Four Seasons’ locations in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Koh Samui, and the Golden Triangle.

What's most exciting is that each location has its own distinct qualities. According to Variety, “Thailand’s Four Seasons resorts are spread across the city, country, jungle and beach, giving White plenty of settings to play with.”

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What we know about Season 3 of The White Lotus so far

You might be thinking: Why Thailand? It's important to note that the theme White is eyeing for Season 3 is also in support of his vision to explore a new continent.

“The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex,” White said in a clip at the end of the Season 2 finale. “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 White Lotus.”

It’s no surprise then that they chose Thailand for Season 3. Thailand is rich in religion and spirituality, with over 90% of the Thai population identifying as Buddhist.

There's no word on casting yet, but we can expect to be introduced to a whole new set of guests, many of whom will be star-studded like the previous two seasons. 

So, what other things have been revealed? As we already know, The White Lotus is fond of tipping its viewers on what to expect. It can be recalled that in Season 1, Tanya said, “Death is the last immersive experience I haven’t tried,” and surprise, surprise, this is exactly what she experiences by the end of Season 2.

That said, there could also be something worth exploring in the (lack of a storyline) for Greg (Jon Gries) following Tanya’s (Jennifer Coolidge) death for the upcoming season.

“It’s possible that Portia is scared enough to just leave it alone, but the fact that all of those guys die on the boat, it feels like there’s gotta be somebody who’s gonna track it down to Greg,” White said. “You’ll have to wait to find out what happens.”

The White Lotus is available for streaming on HBO Go Philippines.

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