“The White Lotus” Season 4: Cast, Release Date, and Latest News

Get ready to say bonjour to The White Lotus season 4.

White Lotus fans can start cooking up their theories now, because we are getting close to a new group of out-of-touch tourists checking into a stunning White Lotus resort for a bit of rest and relaxation, only to leave the worse for wear…if they return at all. The long-in-the-works fourth season was announced back in January 2025, and we’re finally seeing the pieces come together.

Here are all the details we’re keeping track of heading into The White Lotus season 4, from release date to location and casting announcements. Oh, and an important update on the iconic “ooh-loo-loo-loos” missing from the season-three theme song.

When does The White Lotus season 4 premiere?

TBD.

According to Variety’s most recent report in January 2026, filming is set to begin at the end of April and continue through the end of October. White Lotus creator Mike White is reportedly still working on the scripts, which makes sense given that he returned to Survivor for their 50th season, which was filmed this past summer and began airing in February.

Where will season 4 take place?

After kicking things off in Hawaii, White took his team to Sicily for season 2 and Thailand for season 3. “My dream would be to hit every continent,” White said during a visit to Australia in June 2023, per Deadline.

In February, White made it known that he wasn’t interested in heading back to Europe. “Where we choose to go next could be hugely impactful [to that locale],” White told The Hollywood Reporter in April. “That’s why it was so cool to shoot in Thailand. It’s hard to go backward. Like, Oh, we’ll do it in Paris! That feels like a cop-out.”

It looks as though White changed his mind, however, because Deadline reported on September 4 that the show is, in fact, returning to Europe—France, specifically, with filming taking place at the Château de La Messardière in Saint-Tropez on the Côte d’Azur, per Variety’s exclusive report on January 9, 2026.

According to Variety, the 19th-century palace turned luxury hotel is “set within 32 acres of parasol pines, cypress trees, and jasmine.” While there is “beach access by Rolls-Royce transfer,” White has previously stated that he’s looking to “get a little bit out of the ‘crashing waves against rocks’ vernacular” for the next season.