The third season of The White Lotus, an American satirical comedy-drama anthology television series, premiered on HBO on February 16, 2025. The season was greenlit in November 2022, and filmed in Bangkok, Phuket, and Ko Samui from February to August 2024. Series creator Mike White wrote and directed all eight episodes.
The season features an ensemble cast of Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, Aimee Lou Wood, Sam Rockwell and Scott Glenn, with Natasha Rothwell and Jon Gries reprising their roles from prior seasons. The series follows the lives of the staff and wealthy guests at a wellness resort in Thailand. The season received mostly positive reviews from critics, but many criticized the slow pacing and found the final episode disappointing.[1][2][3]
Cast and characters
Main
Leslie Bibb as Kate Bohr, a country club wife from Austin, Texas, one of three longtime friends reuniting on a girls’ trip
Carrie Coon as Laurie Duffy, a corporate lawyer and recent divorcĂ©e from New York City, one of three longtime friends reuniting on a girls’ trip
Walton Goggins as Rick Hatchett, a rugged and mysterious man with a chip on his shoulder, traveling with his young girlfriend Chelsea
Sarah Catherine Hook as Piper Ratliff, a college senior studying religion and middle child of Timothy and Victoria
Jason Isaacs as Timothy Ratliff, a financier in jeopardy from Durham, North Carolina, vacationing with his wife, Victoria, and kids Saxon, Piper, and Lochlan
Lalisa Manobal as Thidapon “Mook” Sornsin, a health mentor for guests of the White Lotus
Michelle Monaghan as Jaclyn Lemon, a successful television actress based in Hollywood, one of three longtime friends reuniting on a girls’ trip
Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff, a shy high school senior and Timothy and Victoria’s youngest child
Lek Patravadi as Sritala Hollinger, one of the owners of the White Lotus, who pioneered its health program
Parker Posey as Victoria Ratliff, Timothy’s wife and mother to Saxon, Piper, and Lochlan
Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey, a spa manager from the White Lotus in Hawaii, attending a work exchange. Rothwell reprises her role from the first season
Patrick Schwarzenegger as Saxon Ratliff, Timothy and Victoria’s oldest child, who works for his father’s company
Tayme Thapthimthong as Gaitok, a security guard at the White Lotus
Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea, a free spirit from Manchester traveling with Rick, her much older boyfriend
Jon Gries as “Gary” / Greg Hunt,[a] a man involved with Chloe and the widower of Tanya McQuoid. Gries reprises his role from the first and second seasons.
Sam Rockwell as Frank,[b] Rick’s friend and former associate
Scott Glenn as Jim Hollinger,[c] Sritala’s American husband who has recently suffered a stroke
Recurring
Nicholas Duvernay as Zion Lindsey, Belinda’s college-aged son who is visiting her after finishing his business degree
Arnas Fedaravicius as Valentin, a Russian health mentor for Jaclyn, Laurie, and Kate
Christian Friedel as Fabian, the general manager of Thailand’s The White Lotus
Dom Hetrakul as Pornchai, the wellness expert at the White Lotus who is assigned to train Belinda
Charlotte Le Bon as Chloe, an ex-model French-Canadian expat who is Greg’s current partner
Morgana O’Reilly as Pam, a health mentor for the Ratliffs
Shalini Peiris as Amrita, a meditation teacher and spiritual counselor at the White Lotus
Julian Kostov as Aleksei, Valentin’s friend
Yuri Kolokolnikov as Vlad, Valentin’s friend
Suthichai Yoon as Luang Por Teera, the head of the local Buddhist monastery
Yothin Udomsanti as Pee Lek, head of security at the White Lotus, Gaitok’s supervisor
