'The White Lotus' Season 3 gets trailer and release date

HBO has revealed that the third season of The White Lotus will start streaming on the platform Max from Feb. 16, 2025, along with a trailer that gives fans a glimpse of its new set of characters. 

Set in Thailand, the new season is, according to the official logline, a social satire set at an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.

The cast features big names from Hollywood, such as Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, Aimee Lou Wood. The additional cast members include Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Scott Glenn, Dom Hetrakul, Julian Kostov, Charlotte Le Bon, Morgana O’Reilly, and Shalini Peiris.

The official description of the characters is as follows:

Bibb plays Kate, one of three long-time friends on a girls’ trip after not having seen each other for a while; Coon is Laurie, one of three long-time friends on a girls’ trip after not having seen each other for a while; Goggins portrays Rick Hatchett, a rugged man with a chip on his shoulder, traveling with his girlfriend Chelsea; Hook is Piper Ratliff, a college senior and middle child to Timothy and Victoria Ratliff, Piper is a religion studies major; Isaacs plays Timothy Ratfliff, a wealthy businessman vacationing with his wife and three children; Manobal portrays Mook, one of the health mentors for guests staying at The White Lotus; Monaghan is Jaclyn, one of three long-time friends on a girls’ trip after not having seen each other for a while; Nivola plays Lochlan Ratliff, Timothy and Victoria Ratliff’s youngest, a high school senior; Patravadi is Sritala, one of the owners of The White Lotus and the visionary behind its wellness program; Posey portrays Victoria Ratlff, vacationing with her husband and three children; Rothweel portrays Belinda, spa manager from The White Lotus in Hawaii; Schwarzenegger plays Saxon Ratliff, the eldest son of Timothy and Victoria Ratliff, Saxon works for his father’s successful company; Thapthimthong is Gaitok, a security guard at The White Lotus and Wood is Chelsea, a free-spirit, traveling with her on-edge older boyfriend Rick.

The White Lotus is created, written, and directed by Mike White and executive produced by White, David Bernad, and Mark Kamine.