White Lotus creator Mike White has hinted at the setting for the show’s highly anticipated fourth season.
The first three seasons of the HBO series — which had its shocking season three finale on Sunday — were all filmed at luxury Four Seasons resorts close to a beach, which in the show serve as White Lotus hotel chains.
But White, 54, teased that the location for season four might move away from the water.
‘For the fourth season, I want to get a little bit out of the crashing waves of rocks vernacular but there’s always more room for more murders at the White Lotus hotels,’ he shared, as per Deadline.
The first season unfolded in Hawaii, followed by Italy for the second, and the recently aired third season was set in Thailand.
The show was renewed for a fourth season earlier this year.
White Lotus creator Mike White, 54, has hinted at the setting for the show’s highly anticipated fourth season; White pictured in February in Los Angeles
The first three seasons of the HBO series were all filmed at luxury Four Seasons resorts close to a beach; Aimee Lou Wood seen in a still from season 3
White didn’t offer any specifics, but his hint suggests a departure from the expected hotel locations.
Cast members previously ruled out cold locations, stating White prefers a warm climate.
The Mail on Sunday has been told that producers are looking at Four Seasons hotels in Africa and Australia – with Marrakech in Morocco as the front-runner.
A source at broadcaster HBO in the US who was in a meeting with White recently said: ‘Mike wants to do a series of White Lotus on every continent.’
‘He’s done Hawaii and Italy and now Thailand. He hates snow, so the likelihood is Africa or Australia. No one thinks it will be Antarctica.’
‘Season four has already been commissioned and Africa is the favorite. It has everything White Lotus fans expect. Heat, exotic locations and dramatic backdrops.’
‘Marrakech offers heat and intrigue. Nothing has been decided, but Africa is the way Mike is leaning.’
The White Lotus production crew signed a reported £25 million deal in 2021 to film exclusively in Four Seasons resorts.
The MoS has been told the Four Seasons in Marrakech is one of the hotels being ‘seriously’ looked at.
The five-star resort occupying 40 acres in the heart of the city’s medina – its ancient market – is ‘perfect’, according to one source.
‘It has Moorish gardens, the souk, the Yves Saint Laurent gardens nearby and spas and a kasbah with views of the Atlas Mountains. What’s not to love?’
‘For the fourth season, I want to get a little bit out of the crashing waves of rocks vernacular but there’s always more room for more murders at the White Lotus hotels,’ he shared, as per Deadline
The Four Seasons Resort Marrakech (pictured) is rumored to be the frontrunner as the setting for season four of the hit show
There have also been rumours that Norway could be a contender, but a source said: ‘Don’t think that’s true. Mike hates the cold’; Patrick Schwarzenegger seen in a still from season 3
But while Morocco may be top of the list, the MoS understands White is also looking at £1,000-a-night glamping at the Four Seasons in the Serengeti national park in Tanzania.
The HBO source said: ‘Mike loves the idea of going to Africa. He was talking about Egypt and a safari. There are several possible locations under consideration.’
Some fans have suggested the show could be filmed in Mexico, but the HBO source said: ‘Mike did Hawaii. I’d be surprised if he goes back to the Americas.’
There have also been rumours that Norway could be a contender, but the source said: ‘Don’t think that’s true. Mike hates the cold.’
Earlier this year it was reported that HBO was considering a Four Seasons hotel in Europe.
An insider told Deadline that ‘everything is on the table for next season’ but a final decision had not been made.
‘We’re going on some locations scouting in the next couple of weeks, so we’ll know soon,’ Francesca Orsi, HBO drama chief, told the publication in February.
‘I can’t really say where we’re going to land but chances are somewhere in Europe.’
After the third season finale, Mike discussed the explosive episode, which saw at least five characters die.
Season 3 — which had an explosive finale on Sunday — was set in Thailand; Jon Gries pictured in a still
The second season was shot at the San Domenico Palace, a Four Seasons Hotel, in Taormina, Sicily; Meghann Fahy seen in a still
The first season unfolded in Hawaii; the cast pictured in season 1 still
Rick (played by Walton Goggins) set off the chain of events — which also killed his girlfriend Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood) — after he shot Jim Hollinger (Scott Glenn) before learning Jim was actually his father.
During a moment of anger, Rick shoots Jim, before Jim’s wife Sritala (Patravadi Mejudhon) tells him that Jim was his father.
Jim’s bodyguards then start shooting at Rick, who manages to kill one of them. However, during the shooting Chelsea is shot in the chest.
Rick starts carrying Chelsea’s body away, but the hotel’s security guard Gaitok (Tayme Thapthimthong) shoots him in the back.
Rick and Chelsea’s bodies are then seen floating in the pond.
‘It’s a classic theme of Greek tragedy, or somebody killing the thing that they love and trying to get some revenge,’ White explained the finale.
Although The White Lotus has been renewed for a fourth season, production hasn’t begun, with Variety reporting a potential start date in 2026.
