‘The White Lotus’ Cast: See Who’s Checking in for Season 4
With the upcoming installment of Mike White’s HBO drama set to take place in Château de la Messardière in Saint-Tropez, France, the confirmed list of people appearing in the upcoming season is coming together.
Reservations have been booked for season four of The White Lotus, and these actors are confirmed for a once-in-a-lifetime getaway (or opportunity, you could say).
With the fourth installment of Mike White’s HBO drama set to take place in Château de la Messardière in Saint-Tropez, France, the confirmed list of people appearing in the upcoming season has fully trickled in. Over two dozen have been announced as part of the upcoming cast, and per HBO, casting is officially completed.
HBO notoriously doesn’t share many details about upcoming seasons (a logline detailed that season four will “follow a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and employees over the span of a week,” as expected). So each new cast member announced as part of the new season is enough to ignite fanfare and anticipation surrounding the upcoming installment.
Helena Bonham Carter was one of the early stars slated to appear on season four of The White Lotus, though shortly after production kicked off in France, the Oscar nominee departed the series.
“With filming just underway on season four of The White Lotus, it had become apparent that the character which Mike White created for Helena Bonham Carter did not align once on set,” an HBO spokesperson shared in a statement with The Hollywood Reporter in late April, adding that the role would be rethought, rewritten and recast. Oscar and Emmy winner Laura Dern subsequently stepped into a new part in the upcoming installment following Carter’s exit.
With the full slate of guests finally revealed, THR has assembled a lengthy list of all the cast members appearing in The White Lotus season four.
This story was originally published on Jan. 31 and has been updated as new castings are announced.
Alexander Ludwig was one of the first cast members confirmed for the upcoming fourth season of The White Lotus. He starred in Michael Hirst’s period drama Vikings from 2014 to 2020, and also appeared in the first Hunger Games movie as Cato, a tribute.
After the news of his casting was revealed, he took to Instagram to commemorate the moment, thanking Mike White for the opportunity. “Beyond honored. Huge thank you to Mike for your trust in me and can’t wait to bring this unbelievable material to life,” Ludwig wrote on Dec. 19.
Ludwig is represented by Untitled Entertainment, Gersh and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
AJ Michalka was confirmed as part of the season four cast alongside Ludwig. At first glance, her name may not ring a bell, but maybe that’s because you know her better as one half of the sister duo Aly & AJ. Yes, AJ of Aly & AJ will be on The White Lotus’ fourth installment.
Aside from starring in a series of her own music videos, Michalka acted in The Goldbergs from 2014 to 2023 and its spinoff, Schooled, from 2019 to 2020. She posted the casting news on Instagram in December, writing, “Checking in! Let’s party Mike.”
She is represented by United Talent Agency, Amplified, and Mckuin, Frankel, Whitehead.
Steve Coogan, known for often portraying the Alan Partridge character, is now a part of The White Lotus family. He’s played Alan Partridge in many projects, and is also a two-time Academy Award nominee tied as a writer and producer of Philomena. Coogan is also a part of the voice cast for the Despicable Me films.
He is represented by CAA and Independent Talent Group.
Caleb Jonte Edwards is a newcomer to the industry, with The White Lotus season four notably serving as his third credited project. He’s appeared in a single episode of the Australian drama series Black Snow and a short film called The Man and the Woman.
Edwards is represented by Echo Lake Entertainment and Eaton Management.
Model and social media personality Marissa Long is making her small-screen debut on The White Lotus season four.
“I’ll try and make this short and sweet, but I am absolutely raw right now!!! God is so good — I am in the middle of so many feelings and I’m unbelievably honored to be joining this with such incredible people,” she wrote on Instagram when the news came out. “And thank you Mike White!!!!!!!!!! I’m speechless and cannot wait for this journey, feeling deeply blessed.. LETS GO!!!!”
Long is represented by Canopy Media Partners, Next Model Management and Yorn Levine Barnes Krintzman, Rubenstein, Kohner, Endlich, Goodell & Gellman.
Chris Messina is one of the most recently confirmed actors slated to appear in The White Lotus’ fourth installment. His most recent acting credit hails from the second season of Based on a True Story (he also starred in season one), and he’s also appeared in Away We Go (2009) and Ben Affleck’s Argo (2012).
Messina is represented by Entertainment 360, CAA, Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern.
Marty Supreme actress Sandra Bernhard will lend her acting talents to The White Lotus‘ fourth season. She’s appeared in two Ryan Murphy projects, hailing from Pose (2018-2021), seasons eight and 11 of American Horror Story.
Bernhard has additionally appeared in Martin Scorsese’s The King of Comedy (1982); Without You I’m Nothing (1990); the Bruce Willis-led Hudson Hawk (1991); seasons four through 10 of Roseanne; and two episodes of Severance‘s second season, among other titles.
She is by represented by The Rosenzweig Group and Kopeikin Law.
Ari Graynor has boarded the season four cast of The White Lotus. As of late, she has appeared in two Ryan Murphy projects: the season two edition of Monsters, which spotlighted the Lyle and Erik Menendez case, and the new FX/Hulu series The Beauty. She’s additionally acted in Drew Barrymore’s 2009 film Whip It and the Anna Faris-led rom-com What’s Your Number? (2011).
Graynor is repped by Entertainment 360, Gersh and LGN Law.
Dylan Ennis will also appear in The White Lotus‘ fourth season. Another newcomer to the small screen, he has done previous voice work in a series of Harry Potter audiobooks.
He is represented by Conway van Gelder Grant.
The White Lotus will mark a return to HBO for Cassel, who had a role in season three of Westworld. The French actor is also known for Black Swan, Ocean’s Twelve and Thirteen and David Cronenberg’s 2024 film The Shrouds.
