As Mike White continues to be within the within the midst of writing the anticipated Season 4 of “The White Lotus,” Selection has realized that the hit anthology will shoot at a Nineteenth-century palace-turned-luxury lodge referred to as the Château de La Messardière in Saint-Tropez on the Côte d’Azur.
The Château de La Messardière, which is about inside 32 acres of parasol pines, cypress timber and jasmine, is a part of Airelles Assortment, a bunch of five-star accommodations owned by Stephane Courbit, who can also be the founder and chairman of Banijay Group (“Survivor,” “Peaky Blinders”). HBO didn’t have a remark.
Suites on the luxurious property run from $3,000 to $8,000 (and up) per evening, and the lodge features a spa, seaside entry by Rolls-Royce switch, eating places, sports activities actions and a kids’s camp.
Filming of Season 4 will start on the finish of April and proceed via the tip of October, Selection has additionally realized. As with different seasons, this one won’t shoot solely in a single property as White is meticulous about crafting distinctive backdrops that mix totally different venues. As such, the Château de La Messardière is certainly one of a number of locations that can host the HBO manufacturing. The story will unfold alongside the French Riviera, with some scenes additionally filmed at a Paris lodge.
The plot stays tightly underneath wraps — in addition to HBO confirming that it’s going to as soon as once more comply with of group of lodge visitors and workers over the course of per week — however sources say that the Cannes Movie Pageant might be a part of the storyline. Contemplating that the present will lens on the Riviera throughout the competition, which runs Could 13-26, it actually sounds believable.
Casting is underway for Season 4 and a lot of French actors have auditioned for it. As Selection reported final month, Alexander Ludwig (“Earth Abides,” “Vikings”) and AJ Michalka (The Goldbergs, Tremendous 8″) are the primary new solid members introduced for the present. Up to now, solely three solid members have appeared in a couple of season: Jennifer Coolidge, who performed Tanya McQuoid in Seasons 1 and a couple of; Natasha Rothwell, who performed Belinda Lindsey in Seasons 1 and three; and Jon Gries, who has performed Greg Hunt in all three seasons.
The Thailand-set Season 3, which additionally starred Walton Goggins, Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Sam Rockwell, Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Aimee Lou Wooden, Sam Nivola and Patrick Schwarzenegger, earned eight appearing Emmy nominations. “The White Lotus” is govt produced by White, David Bernad and Mark Kamine.
