Mike White has big plans for his HBO satire series, “The White Lotus,” which includes future seasons in multiple locations around the world, one of which is Australia.
“My dream would be to hit every continent,” White Said At a recent press conference during Sydney’s Vivid Festival. “If we keep going we will have to come to Australia.”
“It would be great fun,” he continued. “Clearly, there is a great wealth of talent here and the beauty is undeniable, so it seems like it checks all the boxes.”
White was joined in convention by Jennifer Coolidge, whose star power carried over from the first installment of “The White Lotus” to Season 2 as Tanya McQuaid. Coolidge was also enthused by the idea of the series traveling down under, saying, “Australia gets my vote,” while White said, “We can bring back Murray Bartlett,” referring to the Australian actor who starred in Season 1. I played the role of Armand’s resort manager. ,
After the series’ first and second seasons traveled to Hawaii and Sicily, respectively, the HBO series has been informed of To take place in Thailand for its third installment, aligning with White’s previously stated vision for center eastern themes of religion and spirituality.
“The first season highlighted money, and then the second season highlighted sex, and I think the third season will probably be a kind of sarcastic and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality, and it looks like it could be a rich White tapestry to do one more round at Lotus,” White said in an HBO featurette following the season 2 finale.
Although Coolidge’s character came to an end following the events of the season 2 finale, White also discussed the possibility of a prequel series focusing on Tanya.
“I absolutely think it’s possible — we were just talking about that,” White said. “It’s a weird idea, and having Jennifer 20 years younger, that would be fun too. I think Jennifer’s like, ‘Sure, let’s do it.'”
