Deadline reported that the new season of The White Lotus will be adding Chloe Bennet (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Abominable), Max Greenfield (New Girl, Ugly Betty), Charlie Hall (Single Drunk Female, Sweethearts), Kumail Nanjiani (Eternals, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire), and Jarrad Paul (Chad, The Grinder) to its ever-growing ensemble cast. They join the previously announced season four ensemble, following a new resort location’s guests and employees.
mxdwn has previously reported on the new season’s production developments and casting announcements, of which include; Sandra Bernhard (Severance, Pose), Vincent Cassel (Jason Bourne, Westworld), Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland, The Crown), Steve Coogan (Night at the Museum, Greed), Caleb Jonte Edwards (Black Snow, The Man and the Woman), newcomer Dylan Ennis, Corentin Fila (Wolf Hall, Mortel). Ari Graynor (Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games, The Covenant), Marissa Long (The Old Breed, Valley Mentality!), AJ Michalka (The Goldbergs, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power), Chris Messina (Argo, Fairhaven), and Nadia Tereszkiewicz (Forever Young, Red Island). The fourth season of The White Lotus is set to film at French hotel – The Château de La Messardière in southern France will represent the fictional “White Lotus” hotel for the duration of the season.
Little has been revealed about the cast’s characters or the season premise – Via Deadline, Bennet’s character is said to be “Brynn,” Greenfield’s to be named as “Mitchell,” and Hall’s to be named as “Zach.” Both Najiani and Greenfield had been rumored to take some of the next season’s bigger recurring parts.
HBO’s The White Lotus, written and directed by series creator Mike White (Enlightened, School of Rock), is a satirical dark anthology series that follows guests and staff over a week’s stay at various luxury global resort hotel locations part of the “White Lotus” chain. Prior season locations include Hawaii, Sicily, and Thailand. While glittering and gorgeous at first glance, each character with a tie to the White Lotus has a complex story to tell.
As reported by Deadline, The White Lotus’s upcoming season is executive produced by David Bernad (Uncharted, Zombieland: Double Tap), Mark Kamine (Confess, Fletch, American Hustle), and creator White. White and Bernad previously worked with actor Paul on The D Train, released in 2015, in which the former two produced while Paul co-wrote and co-directed the film. White also co-starred in the film.
Listed by Deadline, recent and upcoming credits for the new quintet added to the cast include Hulu’s The Land (Bennet), Running Point for Netflix and Don’t Say Good Luck (Greenfield), Netflix’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story (Hall), Night Thoughts (Nanjiani). Paul is repped by Mosaic, Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole, and UTA. Greenfield is repped by Untitled, UTA, and Johnson Shapiro Slewett & Kole. Hall is repped by Untitled Entertainment and CAA. Bennett is repped by Entertainment 360, Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, and CAA. Nanjiani is repped by Mosaic, Scheck Rose, and UTA.