Parker Posey, Michelle Monaghan, and More Will Check Into ‘The White Lotus’ For Season 3

Alas, Jennifer Coolidge’s wonderfully deranged Tanya McQuoid may not be reappearing after she—spoiler alert—fell to her death in the Ionian Sea, but fans of The White Lotus will be soothed by the fact that the season three cast includes another bona fide comic genius in the form of Parker Posey. Dubbed “queen of the indies” in the ’90s, Posey has put in scene-stealing appearances in countless movies and TV shows over the decades (if you’re unfamiliar, her cameo in sitcom Will & Grace as Dorleen, Jack’s boss at Barneys, is a good place to start).

On January 5, it was confirmed Posey will check into Mike White’s fictional luxury resort for the critically adored show’s third season, alongside Michelle Monaghan (of Mission Impossible and Made of Honor fame), Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy from Harry Potter), Leslie Bibb, Tayme Thapthimthong, and Dom Hetrakul. Filming is due to get underway next month in Thailand.

As the first two installments were filmed at two Four Seasons hotels—The Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea, and San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel—it’s possible that the third season will also take place at one of the luxury group’s other properties. It has four in Thailand: a sleek, riverside retreat in Bangkok; a hotel set amongst the rice fields of Chiang Mai; palatial tented camps in the forests of northern Thailand; and a spectacular resort on the island of Koh Samui. Given the beachy backdrops of The White Lotus’s previous seasons—not to mention the fact that both have been set on islands—the latter option seems the most likely, though White might, of course, choose to switch things up this time around.

Even before the second season had premiered, the showrunner had hinted at the possibility of an Asia-set third installment, and later added that it could focus on themes that the series has yet to delve into. “The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex,” he said in a behind-the-scenes video released after the finale. “I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality.”