We're Excited For The White Lotus Season 4, Here Is What We Know So Far, Like Where It's Likely To Take Place

The White Lotus Season 4 was confirmed to be returning to HBO before the premiere of Season 3, so that much isn’t really news. Now that we’re a few months beyond the wild conclusion of Season 3, we’re finally starting to learn more about what’s in store for the next season, which you’ll be able to watch with your HBO Max subscription.

What Is The White Lotus Season 4 Premiere Date?

There is no set premiere date for The White Lotus Season 4 right now. While there was only a 14-month break between Seasons 1 and 2, the break between Season 2 and Season 3 was 26 months (the Hollywood strikes certainly affected that). At this point, it’s the end of October 2025, and production is yet to get underway, so it’s likely going to be longer than 14 months.

We’d love to say that we’ll see Season 4 in 2026 at some point, but until they start filming, it’s impossible to predict. We’re all hoping it isn’t 26 months, which would push it out to spring 2027. At least we’re starting to have an idea where production will take place. More on that news below.

Season 4 Will Most Likely Not Take Place In A Cold-Themed Area

The White Lotus Season 4 Cast

Fans of the show have an ongoing theory that because the last three seasons took place at White Lotus resorts, which are primarily in hot areas, Season 4 will head towards a colder climate. However, there's a good chance that's not going to be the case.

A producer on the series, Dave Bernad, spoke on The Bill Simmons Podcast about how Mike White would never film in a cold climate – simply saying that the creator hates the cold:

White did say in an interview in April 2025 that he wants to get away from areas where "crashing waves" is often used as B-roll, meaning somewhere that's at least not beachy:

We do finally have some solid news on where Season 4 of The White Lotus will take place. As I predicted (using some educated guesses), the show will be set in France. THR reported in November that HBO's CEO, Casey Bloys. confirmed the country. However, we don't know where in France. In fact, there are rumors that it could be shot in two locations, one in Paris and one on the Riviera.

France is a big country, of course. It features everything from the posh beaches in the South of France to ski resorts in the Alps to world-class cities like Paris. Knowing what Mike White has said about "crashing waves" and how he feels about the cold, how about somewhere in wine country, like Bordeaux or Dordogne? It fits the bill perfectly, but we'll still have to wait to find out.

One more thing we've learned recently is that the show might not be filmed at a Four Seasons resort, as the previous three seasons have been. In October, Variety reported that White was scouting locations in France that weren't Four Seasons resorts.

There's been no confirmation on who will star in the next season, which also lines up. In the past. We've usually gotten the location for the next season before we get any kind of casting details, so it's going to be some time before the new cast of the anthology show is revealed. According to Bloys, the casting process is just getting started.

The series has delivered time and time again with its casting. The White Lotus Season 1 cast was filled to the brim with stars like Sydney Sweeney, Alexandra Daddario, Jennifer Coolidge, and many more. The White Lotus Season 2 cast also held plenty of great additions, like Aubrey Plaza, Theo James, and others.

Season 3 featured a completely stacked cast that included Parker Posey, Walton Goggins, Carrie Coon, Aimee Lou Wood, Lisa, Leslie Bibb, Michelle Monaghan, Jason Isaacs, Patrick Schwarzenegger, and more. With how popular it's become on HBO – as it certainly is a series that gets the world talking – we expect some big stars in the Season 4 cast as well.

There have been some recurring cast members, the aforementioned Jennifer Coolidge (who met her demise in Season 2), her character’s boyfriend/husband, played by John Gries, and Natasha Rothwell as Brenda. Will we see Gries and Rothwell? Hopefully!

What Is The White Lotus Season 4 Going To Be About?

There is not much out there about Season 4 of The White Lotus just yet, but a few bits and pieces have been revealed—or theorized about. Let's get into it. While revealing that the show would be filmed in France, he also told THR that Mike White is still writing the season. Frankly, I'd prefer to know nothing about the plot before the show begins, but I'll still be sure to report anything we find out here.

Season 4 Could Potentially Be An All-Stars Season

Something else that's been talked about is that Season 4 could potentially become an all-star season—or, at the very least, it's been theorized.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter in April 2025, Patrick Schwarzenegger admitted that he had heard rumors of an "all-star" season, to which White (in the same interview) said he'd "love" to do that. Schwarzenegger continued, saying that it would be crazy to get all the same characters from past seasons in a room together:

This would also be a break from the norm, as so far each season has been a self-contained story with only a little bit of overlap from previous seasons. Bringing in a cast of returning characters beyond the one or two as before would mark a massive shift. It seems unlikely that the cast would all be returning characters from previous seasons, but it would also be a surprise if no characters returned.

In fact, Sam Nivola, who played Lochlan in the third season, admitted to Variety in April 2025 that he thinks Belinda's son, Zion, will return for Season 4:

Whatever they decide to do, we’re confident in Mike White’s ability to put together a fantastic story, either with characters we already know and love (or hate), or all new ones. We’ll just have to see as casting news drops over the coming months.

It’s good to know that location scouting seems to have zeroed in on a location (or two) in France, and that means that the next big bit of news will likely be who will be in the cast, followed by the start of filming. Mike White recently wrapped filming as a castaway on the upcoming Season 50 of Survivor, so hopefully it’s all steam ahead for The White Lotus Season 4.