'The White Lotus' Season 3 Teaser: Creator Mike White Reveals How New Season Differs From Previous 2

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Mike White is teasing the third season of The White Lotus and revealed a key way that it would be different from the previous two.

After a lengthy gap between Seasons 2 and 3, the show returns on February 16 with an all-new cast and a new setting. This time, the show will take place at a White Lotus hotel in Thailand.

However, it’s not just the location and cast that will be new for viewers of the show. In an interview, Mike explained a key way that the show was evolving this time around. Keep reading to find out more… A feature by Time revealed that the third season would be “grander, more epic – and much, much darker.” Mike confirmed as much, saying that the earlier seasons set him up for success. “I do feel like the other seasons were a rehearsal for this one,” he explained. “There’s stuff that I’ve never directed before.” He added that the new characters were “all in some kind of hurt.

Like, they’re all dead, but they don’t know it.” The way that they deal with their problems and the addition of Buddhist themes from the setting ensured that the new episodes “just got more heavy.” Another difference will be the absence of Jennifer Coolidge, who was one of a very select number of stars to appear in the first two seasons.