The White Lotus season 3 trailer has me hooked already and reveals the Max show will return in February 2025

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The White Lotus returns on February 16, 2025
New cast members include Parker Posey and Walton Goggins
At least one cast member ends up in a bag

Christmas just came early for fans of The White Lotus, because HBO Max has dropped the season 3 trailer and confirmed that The White Lotus season 3 will be available to stream from February 16, 2025 – we'd guessed January or February so we're feeling pretty smug right now.

In a big surprise, it looks like the luxury hotel brand will once again be plagued by murder. We know. We can't believe it either. And according to showrunner Like White, season 3 is going to be "longer, bigger, crazier".

We don't yet know who the victim is or how they met their end. But the trailer does feature a body in a bag, so it's pretty clear that things are going to end badly for at least one visitor.

What we know so far about The White Lotus Season 3

We already knew a few things thanks to the short teaser trailer that Max posted back in August with the caption "new luxuries await you in Thailand". That trailer also gave us glimpses of the new cast, including Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, and Patrick Schwarzenegger. That teaser ended with Posey by the pool alongside Leslie Bibb and Michelle Monaghan before the tagline "what happens in Thailand stays in Thailand" appeared.

One thing the new trailer has revealed is how Natasha Rothwell's character Belinda ended up there: she's doing a transfer between hotels so she can get a change of scene. And the new guests all seem pretty horrible, with Walton Goggins a particular standout. It's nice to see him with a nose again after watching him in Fallout.

Here's the confirmed cast for season 3 of one of the best Max shows so far:

Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey
Jason Isaacs as TBC
Carrie Coon as TBC
Patrick Schwarzenegger as TBC
Aimee Lou Wood as TBC
Scott Glenn as TBC
Walton Goggins as TBC
Leslie Bibb as TBC
Michelle Monaghan as TBC
Parker Posey as TBC
Lalisa 'Lisa' Manobal as TBC
Dom Hertakul as TBC
Tayme Thapthimthong as TBC
Sarah Catherine Hook as TBC
Sam Nivola as TBC
Nicholas Duvernay as TBC
Francesca Corney as TBC
Arna Fedaravičius as TBC
Christian Friedel as TBC
Morgana O’Reilly as TBC
Lek Patravadi as TBC
Shalini Peiris as TBC
Julian Kostov as TBC

Seasons 1 and 2 of The White Lotus are streaming now on Max.

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Writer, broadcaster, musician and kitchen gadget obsessive Carrie Marshall has been writing about tech since 1998, contributing sage advice and odd opinions to all kinds of magazines and websites as well as writing more than a dozen books. Her memoir, Carrie Kills A Man, is on sale now and her next book, about pop music, is out in 2025. She is the singer in Glaswegian rock band Unquiet Mind.