So that’s it: The White Lotus has wrapped up for another season, its (surviving) characters sailing away, not altogether unscathed, from Koh Samui, Thailand. It’s already been confirmed that the hit dramedy will be renewed for a fourth season – but the question is, where?
It’s all speculation at this point, but the show’s creator Mike White has dropped a couple of hints. He’s previously said that the next season won’t be filmed in a beach location, for one. And while many people have suggested the next season might take place at a ski resort, White apparently hates filming in the cold, so those flashy snowsuits and aprés-ski arguments aren’t looking likely for season four.
As with previous seasons, we do know that the show will be filmed in a Four Seasons hotel. White has also stated he plans to film on every continent (we can assume he’s not planning on including Antarctica, but you never know). Based on these crumbs of info, here’s where we think the show could be headed for its fourth season.
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Tanzania
Remote and exclusive, a safari in the Serengeti feels like the perfect segue for season four. Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti is deep in the heart of the national park, where pampered guests can watch a herd of elephants from a private infinity pool and local Maasai tribespeople keep watch. Predator and prey, primal instincts, danger around every corner – it writes itself.
Morocco
A thieving monkey in the Jemaa el-Fnaa square. Clueless haggling in the souks. A (deadly) overnight stay in the Sahara desert. There’s so much potential in a Marrakech-based White Lotus – imagine the hammam faux pas! – and the palatial confines of the Four Seasons Resort Marrakech would make for a suitably lavish hotel. Plus, as with Tanzania, it would mean a brand-new continent for Mike and the gang.
Mexico
A city-based hotel would be a departure from previous White Lotus resorts, but if the show were to go in that direction, Mexico City feels like a no-brainer. It’s got the aesthetics – art-deco and modernist buildings; mansions with plant-filled courtyards – and, of course, a subtle undercurrent of colonial guilt mixed with modern-day gentrification. Moments from Condesa and Polanco, Four Seasons Mexico City is in the centre of it all.
Australia
While a beach location is off the table, there are pretty strong draws for international film crews to shoot in Australia (namely very generous tax incentives, which was apparently the deciding factor for choosing season two’s location of Sicily). And Sydney’s Four Seasons is right on the harbour, with a view of the Opera House. Maybe some fitness influencers on a PR stay?
The sea
Next year, Four Seasons is launching Four Seasons Yachts, the hospitality firm’s first stay on the seas. Anything’s possible – Mike White is keen to avoid the show being formulaic – but I’d say this one’s the least likely, given there are only so many yacht-based deaths a show can get away with before it’s a little overkill.
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