White Lotus season 4 location already teased by showâs creator
Director Mike White is thought to be swapping sun-soaked luxury resorts for a metropolitan setting
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The White Lotus has been set in luxury resorts in Hawaii, Italy and Thailand throughout its first three series â but season four is expected to have a more metropolitan setting.
The creator of the anthology series, Mike White, has teased that the location for the fourth installment may not be in a sunny beachside location â but somewhere away from the âcrashing wavesâ.
âFor the fourth season, I want to get a little bit out of the crashing waves of rocks vernacular but thereâs always more room for more murders at the White Lotus hotels,â he said at the end of season three.
The first season unfolded in Maui, Hawaii, followed by Sicily, Italy, for the second, and latest third season was set in the Thai island of Koh Samui.
Deadline reported earlier this year that the HBO drama series was considering a Four Seasons hotel in Europe. A source added that âeverything is on the table for next seasonâ but that no decision has been made.
White didnât give many details away, but his tease suggests that the setting may be set in a city, which is a huge difference from the sun-soaked resorts from previous seasons.
âWeâre going on some locations scouting in the next couple of weeks, so weâll know soon,â HBO drama chief Francesca Orsi told Deadline in February. âI canât really say where weâre going to land but chances are somewhere in Europe.â
The White Lotus has been filmed at Four Seasons resorts throughout its three seasons â and there are dozens of European locations owned by the chain, including Budapest, Florence, Lisbon, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Prague.
Lalisa Manobal and Tayme Thapthimthong in âThe White Lotusâ season three (HBO )
The third season concluded on 6 April, with The Independentâs Adam White giving the episode three stars, calling it a âviolent end to a bad seasonâ.
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âIt remains unclear whether the showâs sole writer and director Mike White intended for this season to be quite so narratively repetitive, with his players cycling through the same conversations for episodes on end. Perhaps that was the (agonising) point?â
Warning: The rest of this article contains major spoilers for The White Lotus season three finale
In the end, with was Rick Hatchett (Walton Goggins) who was behind a string of deaths following a tragic shootout with resort owner Jim Hollinger (who turned about to be his father after all) and Gaitok. His girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) gets caught in the crossfire and dies.
Fans have been sharing their disappointment with the ending, with one fan writing on X/Twitter.
One upset fan said: âOf course, they kill off the only likeable character in the show and she was the one.â
Another person added: âSo freaking unnecessary to kill Chelsea! She became one of my favourite characters along with Laurie & Belinda! Good season but the finale was entertaining but frustrating.â
An outraged viewer wrote: âCHELSEA MY SWEET ANGEL! ! ! ! F*** YOU MIKE WHITE! ! ! ! ! HOW DARE YOU? ! !â