Overview
- HBO confirmed Helena Bonham Carter has left the new season shortly after filming began in France.
- The network said the character Mike White wrote for her did not work once they were on set.
- White will rewrite the role, and producers plan to recast it in the coming weeks while filming continues on the Riviera.
- This season is set on the French Riviera with locations in Cannes, Saint-Tropez and Monaco, plus some scenes in Paris.
- Production cites a large ensemble still in place, naming Vincent Cassel, Steve Coogan, Kumail Nanjiani and others, and says Bonham Carter has not commented.