“The White Lotus” followers have grow to be used to seeing Jennifer Coolidge’s Tanya McQuoid showing in every episode of Mike White’s HBO anthology, however the events of Season 2 made it extraordinarily unlikely that she’ll be again for Season 3. However that doesn’t imply we’ve seen the final of the ultra-wealthy character.
White and Coolidge appeared collectively a press convention in Sydney, Australia on Saturday (through Deadline), with the screenwriter teasing that they could collaborate once more on a “White Lotus” prequel sequence starring a de-aged Coolidge.
“I completely assume that’s attainable, we had been simply speaking about that,” White mentioned when requested a few Tanya-centric prequel. “It’s a humorous concept. And making Jennifer, you already know, 20 years youthful, that may be enjoyable too. I feel Jennifer’s like, ‘Positive, let’s do it!’”
Coolidge playfully added that she desires to movie the hypothetical prequel in Australia, prompting White to say that he hopes to make an Australian “White Lotus” season quickly.
“My dream can be to hit each continent, so yeah, that is like its personal continent, principally,” White mentioned. “We type of have to come back to Australia if we maintain going. It will be so enjoyable. Clearly, there’s an enormous wealth of expertise right here and the sweetness is inarguable, so it feels prefer it checks all of the packing containers.”
White has by no means been shy about the truth that he’s exploring a number of methods to increase the “White Lotus” universe. He recently revealed that he would ultimately prefer to make an all-star season comprised completely 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 mentioned. “If the present goes on for a few seasons, it could be enjoyable to have an all-star season.”
The showrunner additionally defined that future seasons don’t essentially have to maintain following the narrative method that he established with the murders in Seasons 1 and a pair of.
“I don’t assume it must at all times be a physique,” he mentioned. “There are such a lot of ways in which we wish to reinvent the present every year. Like, what is that this present — apart from individuals? A recent thriller, individuals possibly count on that. However I don’t really feel constrained by expectation. It’s enjoyable.”
