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“The White Lotus” has confirmed reservations for some new cast members ahead of the show’s forthcoming fourth season.
Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Coogan, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Marissa Long, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Messina and AJ Michalka are all headed to the fictional and ultra-luxurious resort chain, HBO Max announced via X on Thursday.
Bonham Carter, 59, is new to the cast list. She previously starred in several of the “Harry Potter” films, as well as “Fight Club,” “Alice in Wonderland” and “Sweeney Todd.”
Messina, 51, is also new and has starred in the TV shows “The Mindy Project,” “Sharp Objects” and “Based on a True Story.”
Michalka, meanwhile, was already announced for Season 4 of creator Mike White’s black comedy drama series alongside “Hunger Games” alum Ludwig last month.
The 34-year-old “Goldbergs” star shared a Deadline article of the exciting news on Instagram at the time, writing in the caption, “Checking in! Let’s party Mike.”
Ludwig, 33, took to the platform to announce that he would be checking in to the titular hotel as well with a post of his own.
“Beyond honored,” he wrote. “Huge thank you to Mike for your trust in me and can’t wait to bring this unbelievable material to life.”
Coogan, who is best known for films like “Tropic Thunder” and “Philomena,” was announced as a member of the cast earlier this month alongside Hollywood newcomer Edwards.
But beyond the new cast members, the show has revealed very little about its upcoming plot except that Season 4 will take place in France.
The new season will film at least part of the next installment at the Château de La Messardière in Saint-Tropez, Variety reported earlier this month.
Seasons 1, 2 and 3 of “The White Lotus” took place at beachside resorts in Hawaii, Sicily and Thailand, respectively.
White, however, suggested that he might shake up the anthology series’ usual setting during an interview that aired on HBO after the third season’s finale last year.
“For the fourth season, I want to get a little bit out of the ‘crashing waves against rocks’ vernacular,” he said in April. “There’s always room for more murders at the White Lotus hotels.”
Season 3 of “The White Lotus” ended in a tragic shootout at the Thai resort that resulted in the deaths of guests Rick (Walton Goggins), Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) and resort owner Jim (Scott Glenn).
Other storylines saw Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) accept a multimillion-dollar settlement from Greg (Jon Gries) to keep quiet about his crimes, while the Ratliff family (Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola) survives dad Timothy’s attempted murder-suicide.
“The White Lotus” has received more than 60 Emmy nominations since its first season debuted in 2021, and has so far scored wins for stars like Jennifer Coolidge and Murray Bartlett.
The series dominated the acting categories at this year’s awards show with eight of its Season 3 actors nominated, including Carrie Coon and Posey.
However, the show failed to take home any Emmys for the third season beyond a Creative Arts Emmy for its main title theme music.
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