US EditionAJ Michalka and Alexander Ludwig Cast in White Lotus Season 4
Alexander Ludwig and AJ Michalka lead the new cast for season 4 of the Emmy-winning anthology created by Mike White, set to explore French culture over a weeklong story.
- On Dec. 19, 2025, HBO confirmed Alexander Ludwig and AJ Michalka joined The White Lotus Season 4, with Mike White writing and directing the France-set series.
- Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO of HBO and HBO Max Content, confirmed last month that casting had begun for Season four, with Mike White steering the series away from its prior "crashing waves" vernacular as he assembles new talent.
- Actors receive roughly $40,000 per episode, and producers say equal pay helps attract talent; France location finalists include Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat and Hotel George V, Paris, with no Four Seasons marketing deal.
- Helena Bonham Carter has been in early talks for a starring role, and HBO executives are actively scouting French locations, indicating production planning is underway, Francesca Orsi said.
- HBO says Season 4 will follow a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and employees over the span of a week, and Mike White said `I can burn down the house at the end of every season`, highlighting the anthology’s resetability.
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