When “The White Lotus” returned to HBO in 2022, Mike White proved that the critically acclaimed Season 1 was something however a fluke. By recapturing the magic of the primary season with an (virtually) solely new ensemble forged, the showrunner demonstrated that “The White Lotus” had infinite potential as a globetrotting anthology collection. However even when he’s greater than able to reinventing his premise annually, White isn’t certain we’ve seen the final of some fan favourite characters.
In a brand new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, White opened up about his long run plans for the collection. He teased that followers can count on to see extra characters from earlier seasons sporadically returning to the present. And down the street, he’s open to creating an all-star season with a forged comprised of returning characters.
“It will be simple to simply be full-on anthology, however I feel it’s extra enjoyable to have little threads via the present,” he stated. “If the present goes on for a few seasons, it will be enjoyable to have an all-star season.”
White defined that he’s open to experimenting with the “White Lotus” formulation in quite a lot of methods. Whereas the primary two seasons have opened with a mysterious useless physique earlier than slowly constructing to the reveal of the useless character’s id, he stated that he doesn’t suppose each subsequent season must revolve round a dying.
“I don’t suppose it must all the time be a physique,” he says. “There are such a lot of ways in which we need to reinvent the present annually. Like, what is that this present — apart from individuals? A recent thriller, individuals perhaps count on that. However I don’t really feel constrained by expectation. It’s enjoyable.”
For now, White is planning to increase the present’s mythology by taking Season 3 to Asia. Whereas writing and pre-production have halted as a result of WGA strike, the showrunner has previously spoken about scouting places in Thailand and the best way the Jap setting may alter the story.
“The primary season sort of highlighted cash, after which the second season is intercourse,” he stated. “I feel the third season can be perhaps a satirical and humorous take a look at dying and Jap faith and spirituality. It feels prefer it may very well be a wealthy tapestry to do one other spherical at White Lotus.”
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