HBO’s head of drama Francesca Orsi has addressed the success of Mike White’s HBO comedy series The White Lotus. Speaking with Deadline, Orsi also teased what viewers should expect to see in The White Lotus Season 3, which she described as more of “an exploration about spirituality versus the ego” and will be “set against the Eastern religion.”
“We never predicted it would be the phenomenon it has been and a lightning in a bottle though he’s delivered it exponentially from a success standpoint in Season 2 as well, and we have high hopes for Season 3,” Orsi said. “We were excited about Season 1. Then Mike’s pitch for Season 2 had us all gleeful, and I’ll say that for Season 3, sitting down with him for lunch, we left feeling even more ecstatic than we have been up to this point. We’ve been very, very fortunate to be in business with Mike White; he is a truly a genius.”
The White Lotus Season 3 Takes Place in Asia
The White Lotus is created, written, and directed by Mike White (Enlightened). It is executive produced by White, David Bernard, Mark Kamine, and Nick Hall. The highly-anticipated third season is reportedly going to take place in Thailand after Seasons 1 and 2 were filmed in Hawaii and Italy, respectively. Season 3 is expected to feature the return of Season 1 cast member Natasha Rothwell as she reprises her role as Belinda Lindsay.
The White Lotus Season 2’s cast included Season 1 alum Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya McQuoid, Michael Imperioli as Dominic Di Grasso, Aubrey Plaza as Harper Spiller, F. Murray Abraham as Bert Di Grasso, Haley Lu Richardson as Portia, Theo James as Cameron, Meghann Fahy as Daphne, and Will Sharpe as Ethan. The latest installment won two Golden Globe awards out of four nominations for Best Limited Series and for Best Supporting Actress for Coolidge’s return as Tanya.
