Overview
- Helena Bonham Carter left the France-set season shortly after filming began, with HBO saying the character as conceived did not fit once on set.
- Creator Mike White decided to rework the part after early scenes, and producers plan to recast the role in the coming weeks.
- Production continues with a reshuffled schedule that focuses on other storylines while rewrites are completed and a new actor is secured.
- Season 4 is anchored on the Côte d’Azur during the Cannes Film Festival, with shoots in Cannes, St. Tropez, Monaco and Paris, and hotels in Saint-Tropez and Cannes standing in for White Lotus properties.
- The ensemble remains large, including Vincent Cassel, Steve Coogan, Kumail Nanjiani, Chris Messina, Heather Graham and Rosie Perez, in what Deadline notes is a rare creative recasting for a show known for meticulous casting.