Some Disappointing News About The White Lotus Season 4's Release Date
The White Lotus
The White Lotus aired its overstuffed 90 minute finale last night, with the anthology finishing up season 3 of a (mostly) disconnected series, minus a character or two, and the hotel chain itself.
It was never really a question that The White Lotus would get a season 4. That was already greenlit back in January of 2025. But the problem here is going to be when we actually see that season, based on production times. We can estimate the season 4 release date, or at least window, based on the past two season's gaps. So we have:
While the second season was only a breezy 1 year and 3 months after season 1, things really escalated with season 3, as that took nearly two and a half years (two years and four months). Using that same time period, that could mean The White Lotus season 4's release date may not arrive until April of 2027, which would be an extremely long time.
The other issue is that while some shows with early renewals manage to get production started while the current season is still airing, that's not even close to what's happening with The White Lotus. A Deadline interview reveals that the show was still at the basic step of scouting locations back in February, where it was said that the show will likely air in Europe, and more recently, creator Mike White said they want to get away from the 'crashing waves' the show has now employed across three tropical seasons now. It does seem like yes, it probably is a good time for a change.
The lengthy gap represents just how exhausting streaming production has become. Shows used to air every year like clockwork. Streaming has pushed in more toward 1.5 years at the very least. But the bigger the series, the longer we wait, two, two and a half even three years at times. The White Lotus is absolutely on the long end and these waits can seem interminable. Yes, it does build anticipation to some degree (season 3 was certainly an 'event' when it finally aired), but it comes at a cost.
We started getting casting information about The White Lotus season 3 as early as two full years ago, so at least in that sense we may not be waiting for news all that long. But the show? Yes, lots of waiting there.
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