'The White Lotus' adds major name to its star-studded season 4 cast
The news comes after former cast member Helena Bonham Carter left the show.
Laura Dern is joining the cast of "The White Lotus."
The show announced in an Instagram post Tuesday that the Oscar winner has joined the season 4 cast of the Emmy-winning HBO series.
This casting announcement comes a few days after news broke that Helena Bonham Carter had departed the show after production had already started in the French Riviera.
Dern joins a star-studded cast that includes Vincent Cassel, Steve Coogan, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Dylan Ennis, Corentin Fila, Ari Graynor, Marissa Long, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Messina, AJ Michalka, Kumail Nanjiani and Nadia Tereszkiewicz.
Additional cast members include Chloe Bennet, Sandra Bernhard, Heather Graham, Max Greenfield, Frida Gustavsson, Charlie Hall, Jarrad Paul, Rosie Perez, Ben Schnetzer and Laura Smet.
Season 4 will take place during the Cannes Film Festival, where it will follow a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and employees over the course of a week. It is set to film in Cannes, St. Tropez and Monaco.
Additionally, some filming will take place in Paris, although the main story remains along the Côte d'Azur, according to HBO.
The hotels featured in this season of the show are the Airelles Château de la Messardière, which will be the White Lotus du Cap, and the Hôtel Martinez, which will be the White Lotus Cannes.
"The White Lotus" is created, written and directed by Mike White. White also executive produces alongside David Bernad and Mark Kamine.
Season 3 of "The White Lotus" wrapped in April 2025. The season followed a number of guests checked into the White Lotus resort in Thailand, as well as several employees.
Stars of season 3 included Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, Parker Posey, Lalisa Manobal, Arnas Fedaravicius, Charlotte Le Bon and Christian Friedel.
A release date for season 4 has not yet been set.