The trailer for White Lotus season three sees the beloved character return as premiere date confirmed

The White Lotus The season three trailer is finally here, with a beloved character set to return.

Monday (December 16) HBO released the full trailer for the upcoming season by the creator Mike White‘s Emmy-winning series set in Thailand with a new cast.

The white lotusthe third season premieres on Sunday 16 February on Max.

In it trailerA new group of vacationers are greeted by a hotel employee, portrayed by Blackpink member Lisa, at the White Lotus resort in Thailand. Natasha Rothwell, who played spa manager Belinda Lindsey in season one, reprises her role in season three. Rothwell marks the second actor to return for another season of The white lotus after Jennifer Coolidge, who played Tanya McQuoid.

The star-studded cast also includes Parker Posey, Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Julian Kostov, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Carrie Coon, Scott Glenn, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola.

White previously teased a “super-sized” season three after production was halted due to the simultaneous writer and actor strikes. In early 2023, it was reported that the next installment of The white lotus will be recorded at a Four Seasons resort in and around locations in Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok.

A representative for Rothwell later confirmed this The independent that she will join the third season. IN The white lotus‘s debut season, which premiered on HBO and Max in 2021, saw Rothwell’s character Belinda hook up with Tanya at the Hawaii-based luxury hotel. Tanya leaned on Belinda and made an unfulfilled promise to give Belinda financial support to launch her own wellness center.

Second season of The white lotus was based in Sicily, where Tanya and her husband Greg (Jon Gries) were the only characters to reprise their roles in the Italian division of the fictional luxury hotel chain. At the end of the season, Tanya slipped on a boat and killed herself in a shocking death.

Through the first two seasons, The white lotus has won 15 Emmy Awards, including the award for Outstanding Limited Series or Anthology. Coolidge earned two consecutive Emmy wins for her performance as Tanya.

The first two seasons of The white lotus can be streamed on Max.