Laura Dern has joined the cast of The white lotus season 4, stepping in after Helena Bonham Carter left the series shortly after filming began, though most importantly, Dern will not be taking on the role of Bonham Carter, but will instead play an entirely new character created by showrunner Mike White.
The casting reunites White and Dern again under the HBO banner.
The pair previously co-created the HBO series. Illustratedin which Dern also starred and collaborated on White’s film. year of the dog.
Dern also made an uncredited voice cameo in white lotus season 2.
Dern joins an already sizable ensemble that includes Vincent Cassel, Steve Coogan, Kumail Nanjiani, Chris Messina, Alexander Ludwig, Rosie Perez, Heather Graham, Sandra Bernhard, AJ Michalka, Chloe Bennet, Max Greenfield and many others.
The fourth season is set in the glamor of the Cannes Film Festival on the Côte d’Azur, with locations including St Tropez, Monaco and Paris.
The hotels presented are the Airelles Château de la Messardière and the Hôtel Martinez, reinvented as white lotus properties for the show.
White serves as writer, director and executive producer, with David Bernad and Mark Kamine also producing.
Dern is one of Hollywood’s most decorated entertainers.
She has been nominated for an Emmy nine times and won best supporting actress in a limited series in 2017 for Big little liesand a three-time Oscar nominee, taking home the award for best supporting actress in 2020 for Marriage history.
His most extensive credits cover the Jurassic Park franchise, Little Women and Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
