White Lotus Season 4 eyes France with Paris and the French Riviera

HBO’s anthology series The White Lotus is preparing to film its fourth season in France, with production teams scouting luxury hotels in Paris and the French Riviera and shooting not expected to begin until next year, people familiar with the project said. The production has visited several high-end properties, including Le Lutetia and the Ritz Paris, though no locations have been finalized and official confirmation from the network has not yet been released.

Creative leaders are said to be planning the season to play out primarily in the south of France, with a secondary storyline set in Paris, mirroring the split between resort and city settings used in the third season. The series has used upscale hotels as the fictional White Lotus resorts since its 2021 debut, but this installment appears likely to depart from that pattern. HBO has not renewed a marketing partnership with the hotel chain that provided properties for earlier seasons, opening the production to other luxury venues.

Creator Mike White remains the driving force behind the project. An HBO executive has said White first pitched the concept for a French-set season while the crew was finishing work on Season 3 in...