One of the big surprises on TV last year was HBO‘s “The White Lotus.” After the show won over critics and audiences last summer, it was greenlit for a second season in August 2021. But then the show went from a critical favorite to an award sensation, earning twenty Emmy nominations for its first season and winning ten awards. So, it’s safe to expect more seasons of “The White Lotus” after the second one premieres on October 30.
Season Two marks a departure from last season, as the show jumps to a White Lotus resort in Sicily rather than staying in the one in Maui. But where will Season Three take place? Deadline reports that on the red carpet for Season Two’s premiere showrunner Mike White had a couple of ideas. “We just turned in our last episode to the network yesterday, so it’s hard to think about the next race,” White said. “But if we did, I think it’d be fun to maybe go to a whole different continent. You know, we did Europe, and maybe Asia, something crazy like that, that would be fun.” So, maybe South East Asia for Season Three? Or perhaps Japan?
Whatever the choice ends up being, White can’t envision doing another season without the show’s star, Jennifer Coolidge. “Jennifer is my friend and everybody loved her in the first season, and I was like, ‘I can’t go to Italy without Jennifer,'” White continued, “And maybe that’s still the case. Like, maybe you can’t go to Japan without Jennifer, either. There are so many fun actors we’ve worked with so far, so it’s just kind of like who’s available.”
White and Coolidge won big at the Emmys this year for their work on “The White Lotus.” White won Outstanding Writing and Outstanding Directing, while Coolidge won Outstanding Supporting Actress, a coup for an actress whose talents are often underappreciated. The show also won Outstanding Limited Or Anthology Series at the Emmys, so anticipation is high for Season Two’s premiere.
And speaking of Season Two, it features not just an all-new resort but a new crop of troubled tourists checking into it, as well. The new cast includes Aubrey Plaza, Will Sharpe, Sabrina Impacciatore, Theo James, Meghann Fahy, and F. Murray Abraham. Other new players include Adam DiMarco, Tom Hollander, Michael Imperioli, Haley Lu Richardson, Leo Woodall, Beatrice Grannó, and Simona Tabasco. Coolidge is one of the only original cast members returning for Season Two.
So, will the next volume of “The White Lotus” live up to everyone’s high expectations for it? Let’s hope so because the first season really was one of the best shows to hit television last year. Audiences find out how the new season of the HBO show measures up when it premieres next weekend on October 30.