What We Know So Far About ‘The White Lotus’ Season 4

It’s almost time to dust off those passports — The White Lotus is reportedly headed back to Europe for season 4!

Since its premiere in 2021, creator, writer and director Mike White’s anthology series has gained a massive fanbase, amassing millions of viewers and winning numerous Emmy Awards. The fourth season of the HBO show was officially renewed in January 2025, as Variety confirmed nearly a full month before the highly anticipated season 3 premiere that February.

Each season follows a new group of wealthy vacationers as they rest and relax at one of the ritzy White Lotus resorts around the world. The series has so far been filmed at three real Four Seasons resorts, with the first installment taking place in Hawaii, and the second set in Sicily, Italy.

The most recent season transported viewers to Thailand, where the latest batch of glamorous guests (played by Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Walton Goggins and many more) encountered enlightenment, spirituality and death.

“I’ve dabbled in Buddhism, and Thailand worked for the themes that I was trying to get into. The show is about identity and desire — and then there’s another part of me, the mischievous gay part, that’s just like, ‘How do I create something that’s dirty and funny?’ ” White told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the season 3 finale.

After season 3 ended in April 2025, fans were left eagerly awaiting answers on another mystery — and were on the edge of their seats to find out where the new cast of the Emmy-winning show might be headed next.

Here’s everything to know about The White Lotus season 4, including its reported fresh new location.

Where will The White Lotus Season 4 be set?

Hawaii, Italy, Thailand … where in the world is The White Lotus going next?

On Sept. 4, Deadline reported that White has “zeroed in” on The White Lotus 4 being set in France. HBO did not comment when reached by PEOPLE.

Though there was no specification on which city, France is home to three Four Seasons: the well-known Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, located on the French Riviera; the Megève in the Alps; and the Hotel George V, located in Paris.

Francesca Orsi, HBO’s head of drama, told Deadline in February 2025 that they were getting ready to scout locations and hinted at the strong possibility of the series taking viewers on another European vacation.

“We’re going on some locations scouting in the next couple of weeks, so we’ll know soon,” she said. “I can’t really say where we’re going to land, but chances are somewhere in Europe.”

Orsi added that there were “some countries on the map that we talked about, but nothing to report on until they actually go locations scouting.”

Fans have speculated that since the first three seasons were all set in sunny locales, the upcoming installment could change things up by spending time at a White Lotus resort in a cooler climate.

However, this theory may be unlikely as White’s longtime producing partner, David Bernad, told The Guardian in February 2025, “Mike doesn’t like the cold.”

All three seasons of The White Lotus have been filmed at a Four Seasons resort, so taking a look at the hotel franchise’s list of locations could also help narrow down the search.

Going Down Under is a possibility, too. Speaking at Sydney’s Vivid Festival in 2023, White expressed his desire to set a future season of The White Lotus in Australia.

“My dream would be to hit every continent, so yeah, this is like its own continent basically. We kind of have to come to Australia if we keep going,” White said during a press conference. “It would be so fun. Obviously, there’s a huge wealth of talent here and the beauty is inarguable, so it feels like it checks all the boxes.”

There may also be a chance that the show’s next season will be filmed in Japan. Bernad told PEOPLE that at first, he and White wanted season 3 to take place there, but Thailand ended up making more sense for production.

“We didn’t know much about Thailand,” he said. “I had been there once before, but when we boiled down countries that worked weather-wise, had a tax rebate, that were film friendly, and really, it was just only Thailand in that region. So, we were like, oh, we’ll go to Thailand first and we’ll go on to Japan.”

Has filming started for The White Lotus season 4?

While The White Lotus has been renewed for another season, cameras have not yet started rolling. When the season 4 renewal was announced, Variety reported that production was being “eyed for 2026.”

When will The White Lotus season 4 premiere?

There has been no word yet on when the next season of The White Lotus will premiere.

There was previously an extended hiatus between seasons 2 and 3 because of the actors’ and writers’ strikes. The season 2 finale aired on Dec. 11, 2022, and the following season premiered more than two years later, on Feb. 16, 2025.

Since filming for season 4 probably won’t even start until 2026, fans have a while to wait before they return to the grand grounds of a White Lotus resort.

Regardless, consider our bags packed.

Where can I watch The White Lotus season 4?

The first three seasons of The White Lotus aired on HBO and streamed simultaneously on Max, so it is likely season 4 will follow suit.

All three seasons of The White Lotus are currently streaming on HBO Max.