According to Deadline, Leslie Bibb (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Jupiter’s Legacy), Jason Isaacs (The Patriot, The State Within), Michelle Monaghan (The Path, Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Parker Posey (Beau Is Afraid, Dazed and Confused), Dom Hetrakul (Blackbeard, Duangjai Taewaprom) and Tayme Thapthimthong (Farang, Hooked) have joined the cast for season three of The White Lotus. They are joining returning cast member Natasha Rothwell (Wish, Wonka) in Mike White’s (School of Rock, Year of the Dog) Emmy-winning series.
According to Deadline, season three, which is set in Thailand, will start filming around Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok in February. The season will show a different group of guests at another White Lotus property.
According to Deadline, the new cast’s characters will consist of a “multi-generational group includes a patriarch, a female corporate executive, an actress, a couple of mothers, including a country club wife, a misfit and a yogi.”
No further details have been shared about the characters the new cast members are playing or how many episodes the season will have, although it is confirmed Rothwell will reprise her season one role as Belinda.
Casting began hours after the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike with several more actor deals being negotiated.
In an interview with Deadline, White said the new season will be a “supersized White Lotus” and that’s suppose to be”longer, bigger and crazier.” White said the season will have a specific focus on “death in Eastern religion and spirituality.”
The season was originally slated for a 2024 release until it was delayed by the SAG-AFTRA strike. The new release date is projected to be in 2025.
On the filming and promotion of the third installment, HBO has partnered with the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Leslie Bibb has recently appeared in About My Father with Robert De Niro (Taxi Driver, Goodfellas), Sebastian Maniscalco (Green Book, The Irishman) and Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City, Police Academy).
Jason Isaacs has recently been in British television series Archie, starring with Harriet Walter (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rocketman), Henry Lloyd-Hughes (Killing Eve, Now You See Me 2) and Laura Aikman (Not Going Out, Gavin & Stacey).
Michelle Monaghan has recently acted in The Family Plan with Mark Wahlberg (Fear, Italian Job), Maggie Q (Divergent, Live Free or Die Hard) and Zoe Colletti (Fear the Walking Dead, Only Murders in the Building).
Parker Posey recently starred in Beau Is Afraid with Joaquin Phoenix (Gladiator, Her), Armen Nahapetian (Here and Now, The Orville) and Amy Ryan (Capote, Gone Baby Gone).
Dom Hetrakul recently appeared in Duangjai Taewaprom with Kanawut Traipipattanapong (Why R U?, TharnType: The Series) and Noppakao Dechaphatthanakun (Lovely Writer: The Series, Until We Meet Again).
Tayme Thapthimthong recently was in Thai Cave Rescue with Thaneth Warakulnukroh (Mr. Merman, Water Boyy) and Papangkorn Lerkchaleampote (Bad Genius, One for the Road).
Created, written and directed by White, the series is executive produced by White, David Bernad (Jury Duty, White House Plumbers) and Mark Kamine (American Hustle, 42).
Bibb is repped by CAA. Isaacs is repped by Independent Talent Group, Gersh and Silver Lining Entertainment. Monaghan repped by CAA, Anonymous Content and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern. Posey is repped by CAA.