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The White Lotus Finalizes Season 4 Cast With Ben Kingsley, Max Minghella and Pekka Strang

The move caps a fast creative reset after Helena Bonham Carter’s early exit, with Laura Dern stepping into a newly written role.

Overview

  • HBO named Ben Kingsley, Max Minghella and Pekka Strang as the final Season 4 additions Monday, completing the ensemble as cameras roll in France.
  • Filming is underway in Cannes, Saint-Tropez, Monaco and Paris, with the story set during the Cannes Film Festival.
  • Steve Coogan said at Sunday’s BAFTA TV Awards that Helena Bonham Carter’s role “was rewritten from scratch” after a mutual decision to part ways.
  • HBO previously said Mike White and Bonham Carter “did not align once on set,” and Laura Dern joined soon after in a part written specifically for her.
  • Trade outlets report the shoot began in April and will run about seven months, with a 2027 HBO premiere widely expected and themes centered on fame and festival highs and lows.