The White Lotus

Mike White reportedly has some restrictions on whereThe White Lotus ’ future season will be set , which helps maintain the show ’s established note and themes in gain to sticking to his personal preferences . So far , the serial has travel across the globe to the titular resorts in Hawaii , Italy , and Thailand , adhere to warm climate for the revolving characters ’ holiday during the springtime and summertime . It ’s still indecipherable where the series will be headed for thealready - confirmedWhite Lotusseason 4 , but an executive producer has already give some indications as to where itwon’ttake situation .

According toThe White Lotus ’ executive manufacturer David Bernad , TV audience should n’t anticipate the popular HBO show to ever be set in cold weather . Bernad explained onThe Bill Simmons Podcastthat “ Mike [ White ] does not like the cold , that is why we will never do it . I sense surefooted we will never do a season in the cold … Mike White is not for it . He is a California guy . He is not built for the coldness . ” While a nose candy - covered season could make for an interesting variety inThe White Lotus ’ hereafter , White ’s location penchant benefits the anthology show ’s tonic consistency .

A Cold Location Wouldn’t Fit With The White Lotus' Murder Mystery Tone

The White Lotus' Crimes In The Heat Of Passion Reflect Their Heated Environment

One of the most authoritative aspect of a execution mystery is to make the environment , tone , and overall ambiance , as the place setting and mood of the narration can often become an influential quality in and of itself . That ’s certainly been the casing forThe White Lotus ’ first three season , with the tensity , chaos , and crimes play off the holiday resort location ’s clime . In Hawaii , Italy , and , presumably , Thailand , the biggest twists and crimes often hap in the heating system of passionateness , with the heat of the climate aroundThe White Lotus ’ charactershaving a crucial aim on their risks and impulses .

Fighting for survival of the fittest in the elements of a cold environs equate to a warm environment involve completely dissimilar threats and dangers , and that tonal shift would be reflected in the show .

As such , the heat of the environment inThe White Lotus ’ recourse locating has been integral to found the show ’s tonal approach to its heated murder mystery story . Meanwhile , ifThe White Lotuswere to switch to a insensate position , the tincture of the execution enigma would change to become more pensive of cold , calculated criminal offence . A cold location would immediately heighten tenseness with an offsetting environment that keeps the graphic symbol more on edge , which would also straggle from the dim - burn approach that Mike White take to the resort employee and guests ’ descents into topsy-turvydom .

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Maui , Hawaii

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Sicily , Italy

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Koh Samui , Thailand

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consider each time of year ofThe White Lotusopens by tease a mysterious deathat the holiday resort , each outing basically becomes a fight for survival of the fittest among the characters . oppose for survival in the element of a cold environment compared to a fond surroundings involve totally different threats and peril , and that tonal shift would be reflected in the show . Overall , The White Lotustraveling across the Earth tovarious warm locations has help maintain a consistent tone and theme despite wholly dissimilar cultures , casts , and role radical , which would be disrupted by introducing a raw clime .

The White Lotus Refusing To Be Set In Cold Locations Would Also Miss Out On One Great Story Potential

A Ski Resort Vacation Would Have Great Story Potential

A snowy holiday does n’t seem to fit withThe White Lotus ’ timbre , but there ’s certainly some potential for a Graeco-Roman execution mystery - style write up in that type of location . A cold atmospheric condition location gets more limited when assessing where the extremist - rich would want to expend a workweek or so out of the year , but there ’s always thepotential to visit a White Lotus ski resort . The recourse location so far have only been in warmer climates , but it ’s hard to consider that the owner or CEO would n’t have tried to tap into the grocery store of wealthy people ski over the wintertime .

The White Lotus season 3 was filmed on several Southeastern island . The HBO show features the best holiday resort in the series and popular local wonders .

Rather than another beachfront story , a dusty location departure could boil White Lotussend a new ensemble to a resort in the Alps , trading in gravy boat rides for gondolas and twenty-four hour period by the pond for hot tubs and saunas . Still , it seems like it would be a tall society to convince Mike White to spend several month in the cold to film characters skiing out on the mountains or keeping warm at a holiday resort lodge . Plus , while ski lodge have become a location trope in the spy genre , they are n’t necessary for satire mysteryshows likeThe White Lotus .

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Where Else Could The White Lotus Season 4 Be Set?

HBO Has Teased The Possibility Of Another European Setting

HBO’sThe White Lotusseason 3 has only just make its midway full point , yet the prevision around where time of year 4 will take a new group of guests and employee is already grow . So far , Mike White has yet to confirm exactly whereThe White Lotusseason 4 will be set , but there have been some hints about what to expect . Back in February , HBO administrator Francesca OrsiteasedThe White Lotusseason 4 ’s locationasmost likely being somewhere in Europe .

While there were no specific , another European scope might meanThe White Lotusseason 4could take place on the beaches of commonwealth like France , Spain , Portugal , or Greece . If White end up choose to go outside of Europe , then thehit HBO showcould cover the trend of traveling to another continent each season . As such , other likely destination forThe White Lotusseason 4 could be warmer - weather commonwealth on continents like Australia , Africa , or South America .

young episodes ofThe White Lotusseason 3 release Sunday nights on HBO and Max .

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