It’s almost time for the guests to check out of The White Lotus, but will all of them survive their vacation? As viewers know from the opening of Season 3’s first episode, shots will be fired in the luxurious Thai resort, and at least one person will die.
Here’s everything you need to know before watching the season finale.
When and Where Will the ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Finale Air?
The Season 3 finale of The White Lotus, entitled “Amor Fati,” will be available on Sunday night on HBO and Max. No episode logline has been released so far.
What Time Does the ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Finale Episode Stream?
The episode will air on HBO and stream on Max at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST.
You can stream The White Lotus Season 3 on Max by clicking here.
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How Long Is the Season 3 Finale Episode?
The Season 3 finale will be an extra-long one with a runtime of 90 minutes. Creator/writer/director Mike White called the episode “kind of epic.”
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“As a filmmaker, it’s probably the piece of work that I’m like, ‘I can’t believe I did that,’” he told The Hollywood Reporter in a massive interview with the cast and creative team.
Who Stars in ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3?
The third season of The White Lotus has continued the dramedy’s tradition of ensemble casts full of talented, well-known actors. The lead actors are listed below:
Leslie Bibb as Kate Bohr
Carrie Coon as Laurie Duffy
Walton Goggins as Rick Hatchett
Sarah Catherine Hook as Piper Ratliff
Jason Isaacs as Timothy Ratliff
Lalisa Manobal as Mook
Michelle Monaghan as Jaclyn Lemon
Sam Nivola as Lochlan Ratliff
Parker Posey as Victoria Ratliff
Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey
Patrick Schwarzenegger as Saxon Ratliff
Tayme Thapthimthong as Gaitok
Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea
Jon Gries as “Gary” / Greg Hunt
Sam Rockwell as Frank
Scott Glenn as Jim Hollinger
Nicholas Duvernay as Zion Lindsey
Charlotte Le Bon as Chloe
Arnas Fedaravicius as Valentin
Julian Kostov as Alexei
What Is ‘The White Lotus’ Cast Saying About the Season 3 Finale?
The finale of The White Lotus has been shrouded in mystery. Producer David Bernad mentioned to THR that the creative team “Wrote crazy fake endings that we distributed on set.” Only the actors know what happens, and some of them are still waiting to be surprised. “I’m just excited to watch the finale with the rest of the world,” says Schwarzenegger. “I actually have no idea what happens.”
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Posey says she found the finale script “so stressful” to read that she “forgot who died.”
Gries urges viewers to expect the unexpected. “Whatever you think you know, you’re going to get it wrong.”
Fans who are hoping for a happy ending seem doomed to be disappointed. Le Bon summed it up succinctly, predicting, “People are going to hate Mike White.”
White himself confirmed that the ending is tragic, adding, “My hope is that it’ll feel like a cathartic sad or a satisfying sad and not a ‘What the f—?’ sad, but people are going to have a million different opinions.”
What’s Been Happening This Season?
Season 3 has been a slow but intense burn of sex, violence and secrets for all the guests and staff at The White Lotus.
The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin, and no one knows except for patriarch Timothy. The disgraced businessman has been alternating between sneaking gulps of his wife Victoria’s missing Lorazepam and imagining shooting himself and various members of his family. (The gun Timothy stole from Gaitok was reclaimed in a previous episode, so he no longer has the means to shoot anyone.)
Meanwhile, Ratliff brothers Saxon and Lochlan are recovering from the drunken, incestuous threesome they shared with Chloe, Gary/Greg’s girlfriend. Chloe proposed another hookup, this time involving Gary, to Saxon, who declined and is trying to get closer to Chelsea. Lochlan, eager to escape his guilt and shame about the encounter, told his sister Piper that he was considering joining her at the Buddhist monastery, an idea that Piper was less than enthusiastic about.
Lifelong friends Laurie, Jaclyn, and Kate are all at odds after the revelation that Jaclyn slept with yoga instructor Valentin. Laurie responded by hooking up with Alexei, ultimately getting chased out of the Russian’s apartment by his angry girlfriend and spotting some jewelry stolen from the hotel.
Gaitok also put together the pieces about the robbery after spotting Alexei and Valentin at a Muay Thai fight he was attending with Mook. Meanwhile, their tentative romance seems doomed after he told Mook that he did not want to seek a promotion and become a bodyguard because of his devotion to the Buddhist principle of non-violence. Mook was disappointed, saying, “I thought you were more ambitious.”
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Rick confronted Jim Hollinger, whom he believes murdered his father, and appeared to reach some kind of epiphany. But he left his devoted girlfriend Chelsea worrying about him at the hotel, and in spite of herself, Chelsea appears to be growing closer to Saxon.
Belinda sat down with “Gary,” who confirmed that he was Tanya’s (Jennifer Coolidge) husband Greg, but fled Italy after her suspicious death. He told Belinda that he had nothing to do with it, and offered her $100,000 for her silence about his identity. Belinda’s son Zion thinks she should take the money, but she has not yet decided what to do…
Will There Be a Season 4 of ‘The White Lotus’?
The White Lotus has already been greenlit for a fourth season, but White says it might take a little longer for the next one to grace our screens. We were supposed to start scouting [for a location for Season 4] in April, and I was like, ‘You guys, I haven’t been home in three years.’”
It sounds like White is hoping to take a well-deserved rest before embarking on the next White Lotus voyage.
