Death Stalks the Vacationers in “The White Lotus” Season 3 Trailer
“By the end of the week, you will be an entirely different person,” promises a staff member at the Thailand location of the White Lotus resort in the official trailer for season 3. Mike White’s killer comedy returns, and this meaty, nearly three-minute look spells out big trouble in Thailand for our vacationers and the assorted resort staff tasked with taking care of their impossible needs.
“What happens in Thailand stays in Thailand” is the next promise we hear, this from the trio of friends (Leslie Bibb as Kate, Carrie Coon as Laurie, and Michelle Monaghan as Jaclyn) who have come to Thailand to unwind. Yet tension between them mounts as these old friends reckon with who they’ve become. We also get a shot of Walter Goggins as Rick getting romantic with his girlfriend, Aimee Lou Wood’s Chelsea, but romance isn’t the focus of season 3.
That’s made evident when a quick glance at a gun at the 25-second mark indicates what White promised a while back, that season 3 would deal more directly with death (season one was focused on money, season two on sex, although both featured the demise of major characters). Speaking of season one, the one returning cast member for season 3 is Natasha Rothwell, who reprises Belinda Lindsey, the spa manager from the Hawaii location.
The official trailer includes glimpses at all the major players, including Jason Isaacs as Timothy, a wealthy businessman traveling with his wife, Victoria, played by Parker Posey, and his daughter Piper, played by Sarah Catherine Hook. The trailer reveals that Timothy’s got some issues at work, serious enough that he thinks he might be going to prison. Cue the next shot of a masked robber pointing the aforementioned gun.
“Everyone comes to Thailand because they’re hiding from someone, or they’re looking for someone” is another important bit of voice-over from the new look. So, too, is Belinda’s reply to “Go big or go home, right?” Seated at a table at the resort, she retorts, “Mmm hmm…in a goddam body bag.”
Here’s the full cast list: 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. Additional cast includes Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Christian Friedel, Scott Glenn, Dom Hetrakul, Julian Kostov, Charlotte Le Bon, Morgana O’Reilly, and Shalini Peiri.
Check out the trailer below. The White Lotus season 3 arrives on HBO on February 16.
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Featured image: Lalisa Manobal in “The White Lotus.” Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO
