White Lotus season 4 set at Cannes
- HBO said on April 15 that “The White Lotus” season four has started filming in France and will unfold during the Cannes Film Festival. - The season will shoot in Cannes, St. Tropez, Monaco and Paris, with Hôtel Martinez and Château de la Messardière serving as two White Lotus hotels. - Helena Bonham Carter exited days into filming, and HBO said her role is being rewritten and recast. (deadline.com)
HBO has officially set “The White Lotus” season four during the Cannes Film Festival and says filming is already underway on the French Riviera. (press.wbd.com) Warner Bros. Discovery’s April 15 press release said the new season will follow a fresh group of guests and employees over one week in Cannes. The company also said production is shooting in Cannes, St. Tropez and Monaco, with additional filming in Paris. (press.wbd.com) HBO named two real properties in the story world: Airelles Château de la Messardière in Saint-Tropez will stand in as the White Lotus du Cap, and Hôtel Martinez will appear as the White Lotus Cannes. Variety reported the production is expected to be on the ground through the May 12-23 festival. (press.wbd.com) (variety.com) That shifts the series from destination tourism to movie-industry tourism. Cannes brings red carpets, studio dealmaking, luxury hotels and international press into the same weeklong pressure cooker the show usually reserves for a resort. (variety.com) (hollywoodreporter.com) The cast HBO announced on April 15 included Helena Bonham Carter, Vincent Cassel, Steve Coogan, Chris Messina, Kumail Nanjiani, Rosie Perez and Heather Graham, along with several younger additions and French actors. Mike White is again creator, writer and director, with David Bernad and Mark Kamine as executive producers. (press.wbd.com) But that lineup changed almost immediately. Deadline reported on April 24 that Bonham Carter left the production after filming began, and HBO said the character White created for her “did not align once on set.” (deadline.com) HBO said the part is being rewritten and will be recast in the coming weeks. Deadline reported the role is believed to be central to season four, and filming is continuing with schedule changes while White rewrites and casting resumes. (deadline.com) The backdrop also extends the show’s pattern of using elite travel settings to satirize status and performance. Season one unfolded in Hawaii, season two in Sicily and season three in Thailand before HBO renewed the series for a fourth season in January 2025. (press.wbd.com 1) (press.wbd.com 2) Now the resort check-in desk comes with Cannes badges and premiere lines. HBO has confirmed the setting, the hotels and the shoot, even as one of its biggest announced stars has already checked out. (press.wbd.com) (deadline.com)
