The White Lotus Season 4 could film in France at three Four Seasons

Mike White and HBO have set France as the destination for the fourth season of The White Lotus, people familiar with the production said, though no specific hotel or town has been finalized and HBO declined to comment. The move would send the anthology comedy drama to Europe after seasons set in Hawaii, Italy and Thailand, continuing the series' pattern of nesting its stories in luxury resort locations.

Production sources and insiders say the series, which has typically partnered with Four Seasons hotels while also using additional properties, is considering three Four Seasons properties in France: the GrandHôtel du CapFerrat on the French Riviera, the Megève resort in the French Alps, and the Hotel George V in Paris. Those names have circulated as likely backdrops, but multiple people involved emphasized that no site has been locked in and that the show often combines hotels and nearby locations, as it did in Season 3 by using the Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui alongside other properties.

White has signaled an interest in moving away from strictly beachside settings. After Season 3 he said his hope was to "get a little bit out of the crashing waves of rocks vernacular," while...