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First Trailer for ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 Teases a Star-Studded Ensemble

The season also features K-pop group Blackpink’s Lisa in her first acting role.

The White Lotus is finally back. Helmed by a star-studded ensemble including Jason Isaacs, Carrie Coon, and Walton Goggins, the third season of The White Lotus is slated to premiere on HBO Feb. 16 after a two-year hiatus and is set to take audiences to the beaches of Thailand. The new season’s trailer teases numerous escapades, some hedonistic, some meditative, and others quite ominous. Along with its new cast of characters, The White Lotus is also bringing back season one’s beloved Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) for its third round at the mystery-soaked hotel chain, and features K-pop group Blackpink’s Lisa in her first acting role. Creator Mike White previously hinted that The White Lotus’ third season would explore spirituality, disclosing in an HBO clip pegged to the season 2 finale: “The first season kind of highlighted money, and then the second season is sex. I think the third season would be maybe a satirical and funny look at death and eastern religion and spirituality.”