White Lotus Season 3: Patrick Schwarzenegger Shares First Look After Wrapping Filming
It’s time to check out of the White Lotus.
Patrick Schwarzenegger—who will star in season three of The White Lotus, alongside Parker Posey, Walton Goggins and Natasha Rothwell—shared an update after he finished filming the HBO drama, which will take place in Thailand.
“That’s a wrap on White Lotus season 3. What an experience!” the 30-year-old shared on Instagram Aug. 9, along with photos of the cast and crew on location. “What an honor it was to work & learn from some of the most talented actors in the world. You all made this project a lifetime of memories.”
And some of his memories are giving a behind-the-scenes look at the new season, set to release in 2025.
Of course, The White Lotus wouldn’t be complete without a picture-perfect setting: The post shows Patrick enjoying the beautiful waters of Thailand, flashing a hang loose sign as he carries a surfboard on the beach and relaxing in an infinity pool in front of palm trees.
In one photo, Patrick—son of journalist Maria Shriver and actor Arnold Schwarzenegger—smiled while spraying an elephant with water, just one of the special experiences he had while shooting abroad.
“To Thailand—thank you for some of the most delicious foods,” the Staircase alum wrote. “The beautiful beaches & water! The massages! To making new friends. Missing my family & fiancé because it was 25 hour [sic] away! Ha. Thank you for the laughs & tears.”
Other photos showed him joined by the cast and crew, including Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, Nicholas Duvernay and Arnas Fedaravicius.
In one, Patrick holds up a peace sign during a break from filming in a hotel room with series creator Mike White and costar Jason Isaacs—who is dressed in a robe—while another shot captures Patrick posing with quaffed hair and a blue floral shirt as he lays in bed with White and costar Aimee Lou Wood.
In his Instagram post, Patrick went on to praise White, who has written and directed all three seasons.
“You are a genius. Thank you for bringing me along this journey,” Patrick shared. “Watching you write, direct, produce and create this insane world is truly inspiring. I feel so lucky to of been a part of it! Thanks for making a kid’s dream come true.”
As for White, he was just as thrilled to return for another stay at the White Lotus, having previously shared that the third season would be larger and more wild than its predecessors.
"It's going to be a supersized White Lotus," he told Entertainment Weekly in November 2023. "It's going to be longer, bigger, crazier. I don't know what people will think, but I am super excited, so at least for my own barometer, that's a good thing."
And Patrick seemingly confirmed that claim.
“Can’t wait for you guys to see this season,” he added on Instagram. “It’s fu&!ng nuts!!!!!”
Read on for all the updates from season three of The White Lotus.
Patrick Schwarzenegger (Gen V), Aimee Lou Wood (Sex Education), Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight), Sarah Catherine Hook (The Conjuring) and Sam Nivola (The Pursuit of Love) are the latest stars to check in for season three.
Avengers' Carrie Coon, Iron Man's Leslie Bibb and Harry Potter's Jason Isaacs are set to star in season three. Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul, Michelle Monaghan and Tayme Thapthimthong are also joining the White Lotus cast.
Natasha Rothwell is coming back! The Insecure actress played spa manager Belinda in season one.
Season three will take place in Thailand, the network announced in January 2024.
After wrapping production on The White Lotus' second season in Sicily, creator Mike White hinted that he already had a destination for season three in mind.
"The first season highlighted money and the second season is sex," he said. "I think the third season, it would be maybe a satirical, funny look at death, Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round."
The end of The White Lotus' second season still left some untied threads, particularly when it comes to the nefarious dealings of Tanya's (Jennifer Coolidge) husband Greg (Jon Gries).
However, Mike White suggested those questions might get answered sooner rather than later.
"I think as far as like, what happens to Greg and the conspiracy of Tanya's death, it's possible that I think Portia (Haley Lu Richardson) is scared enough to just leave it alone," White said to HBO after the season two finale, "but the fact that all of those guys die on the boat, it feels like there's gotta be somebody who's gonna track it back down to Greg. But maybe you'll have to wait to find out what happens."
The second season introduced viewers to sex-addicted producer Dominic Di Grasso, played by Michael Imperioli, traveling with his son Albie (Adam DiMarco) and father Bert (F. Murray Abraham).
While it's unclear if Michael has actually had conversations about reprising his role in season three—he'd certainly jump at the chance.
"Who knows, maybe there'll be another White Lotus season where Dominic comes with his wife and they patch it all up!" Michael suggested to Esquire in December. "I don't want to think about it too much. Because the idea of that makes me so happy. I don't want to be disappointed. I would want nothing more than that."
Hey, if that means we'd get to meet Laura Dern, who voiced Dominic's wife in season two, we're all for it!
In July 2022, Connie Britton—who played businesswoman Nicole Mossbacher in season one—revealed that she and Mike White had already discussed her potential return.
"He wanted me to be in the second season, and there was an idea that I loved for the character," Connie told Deadline in July 2022. "Our intention is to do it in the third season. A piece of casting didn't work in the second season and we're hoping to that in the third season."
When asked about the idea by E! News in January, Connie simply said, "Listen, my lips are sealed."
After Tanya—spoiler alert!—killed a bunch of people and then fell to her death in the season two finale, it stands to reason that Jennifer Coolidge probably won't be returning to The White Lotus for the third season in a row—even in ghost form.
"He sort of sticks to his guns," Jennifer said of Mike White in an interview with E! News Jan. 17. "He's an amazing friend, but I think he made his decision. He wanted a big, dramatic, Italian, you know, operatic ending for White Lotus 2, and he wanted to sacrifice Tanya."
May she rest in peace.
Simply put: It's still going to be a while.
Season three will start filming in February 2024, so if you're craving some devious resort behavior, you'll have to settle for a re-watch of the first two seasons of The White Lotus, which are available to stream on HBO Max.
