The White Lotus creator Mike White teases season three could take place in Asia

The hit HBO comedy-drama series The White Lotus just wrapped up its second season.

Creator Mike White wasted little time in teasing season three, which was renewed last month, during a post-finale interview clip on HBO Max.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD! 

While the first season was set in Hawaii and the second season took place in Sicily, White more than hinted that next season may take place somewhere in Asia.

The show follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain, whose stay is affected by their various dysfunctions. 

‘The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex,’ the Pasadena, California native, 52, shared. 

‘I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at White Lotus.’

It was revealed during the season two finale that Jennifer Coolidge‘s character, Tanya McQuoid, had died. But, White hasn’t complete closed the door on her making a return.

The show follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain, whose stay is affected by their various dysfunctions; Brittany O’Grady, Sydney Sweeney and Murray Bartlett are pictured in a scene

Alexandra Daddario and Jake Lacy in a scene from The White Lotus.

‘Jennifer is my friend and everybody loved her in the first season, and I was like, “I can’t go to Italy without Jennifer.” And maybe that’s still the case. Like, maybe you can’t go to Japan without Jennifer, either,’ he explained.

The writer, actor, producer, and director went on to elaborate on Tanya’s death and what it all means.  

‘In the end of last season, Tanya is sitting with Greg in the last episode and he’s talking about his health issues and she says, “I’ve had every kind of treatment over the years, death is the last immersive experience I haven’t tried,”‘ White shared.

‘I was thinking, it’d be so fun to bring Tanya back because she’s such a great character, but maybe that’s the journey for her, a journey to death,’ he added. 

‘Not that I really wanted to kill Tanya because I love her as a character and obviously love Jennifer, but I just felt like, we’re going to Italy, she’s such a diva — a larger than life female archetype — it felt like we could devise our own operatic conclusion to Tanya’s life and her story.’

Accalimed: The first season went on to be the most-awarded series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning ten awards in the limited series categories, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series; Mike White is pictures with some of the winning trophies 

Tanya may return: It was revealed during the season two finale that Jennifer Coolidge‘s character, Tanya McQuoid, had died. But, White hasn’t complete closed the door on her making a return

Initially intended as a six-part limited series, The White Lotus premiered on July 11, 2021, to critical acclaim and high ratings.

The cast included the likes of Murray Bartlett, Alexandra Daddario, Jennifer Coolidge, Sydney Sweeney Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Steve Zahn and Molly Shannon.

The first season went on to be the most-awarded series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning ten awards in the limited series categories, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.

The show’s success led to HBO renewing a second season that ended up premiering on October 30, 2022.

This time around the ensemble cast consisted of F. Murray Abraham, Jennifer Coolidge, Adam DiMarco, Meghann Fahy, Beatrice Grannò, Jon Gries, Tom Hollander, Sabrina Impacciatore, Michael Imperioli, Theo James, Aubrey Plaza, Haley Lu Richardson, Will Sharpe, Simona Tabasco and Leo Woodall. 

Resort destinations: Season one took place in Hawaii and season two was in Sicily