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Mike White Talks Season 3 of ‘The White Lotus’

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After taking up Hawaii and Italy within the first two entries of “The White Lotus,” the anthology sequence’ creator Mike White believes his latest adventure in Thailand ups the ante.

“I do feel like the other seasons were a rehearsal for this one,” White stated in a recent interview with TIME. “There’s stuff that I’ve never directed before.” 

White additionally shared that he drew on his personal life and experiences to conceive Season 3. Initially, White needed to shoot in Japan, however after HBO urged Thailand, he took a visit to scout areas and ended up being hospitalized with a case of extreme bronchitis. As dire because the circumstance was, White was nonetheless capable of finding inspiration by means of the haze.

“I didn’t sleep for like two nights,” he stated, “and by the next morning I was like, ‘I think I have the plot.’ The season is pretty much what happened that night.”

While usually, White considers discovering the ending to his tales “the hardest part,” the delirium introduced on by his sickness and its subsequent therapy helped him attain the conclusion of Season 3 early on, permitting him to work backwards and offering confidence within the selection of Thailand because the present’s latest setting.

In addition to spending time in Thailand as a contestant on “The Amazing Race” in 2009, White additionally has a connection to the nation’s Buddhist faith and tradition. That being stated, he instructed TIME that he doesn’t need individuals considering “The White Lotus” will mirror a deep understanding or authenticity.

“I had a Buddhist self-help phase when I had a nervous breakdown in my 30s. I use Buddhist concepts as a way to sort of organize my ideas,” stated White, including later, “I don’t think the show will ever be a nuanced version of a Thai person’s Buddhist experience. I don’t feel like I could write that. It is really about Americans coming with preconceptions. You talk to people … and try to build out something that feels multidimensional and you hope it passes the bullsh-t test. Because that’s the nature of storytelling: finding the story, finding the connections between all people — as opposed to seeing the differences and being fearful of that.”

In relating Season 3’s themes to the precepts of reincarnation and mirror selves mirrored in Buddhism, White stated of the characters, “They’re all in some kind of hurt. Like, they’re all dead, but they don’t know it.”

That being stated, White did share with TIME that the homicide in Season 3 will probably be handled as a fruits and never be proven within the first episode because it had been prior to now. The upcoming season’s solid contains Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Lalisa Manobal, Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jason Isaacs, Leslie Bibb, Natasha Rothwell, and extra. The sequence has additionally been renewed for a fourth season forward of the third’s premiere.

“The White Lotus” Season 3 premieres on February 16, 2025, airing on HBO and streaming on Max .

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