The White Lotus fans go wild over first look featuring newcomers Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs and Patrick Schwarzenegger ahead of highly-anticipated season 3 return

The first look at Season 3 of The White Lotus introduces a star-studded cast including Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs and Patrick Schwarzenegger.

HBO Max released a teaser clip for its 2024-’25 season on Sunday, highlighting new upcoming content and some returning shows.

Among them was a first look at the critically acclaimed series, which follows a new group of holidaymakers who go on a luxury vacation to Thailand.

In addition to Posey (55), Isaacs (61) and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s son (30), the clip also features newcomers Sarah Catherine Hook (29) and Sam Nivola (20), as well as returning season 1 star Natasha Rothwell (43).

The new season, set to debut in 2025, opens with a cinematic shot of a pool at a new White Lotus resort, followed by the five new cast members walking together.

“What happens in Thailand, stays in Thailand,” a woman’s voice says.

Next, three holidaymakers are seen relaxing on sun loungers by the pool, before the clip cuts to a scene featuring two boxers battling it out.

We also get a brief glimpse of Rothwell, who arrives at the resort in a floral dress.

Rothwell played Belinda Lindsey in the first season of The White Lotus. Her character was the spa manager of the Hawaiian resort.

Following the announcement, excited fans took to Twitter en masse, with one writing: ‘Oh my god I can’t wait!!!!’

‘I am totally addicted to The White Lotus series! It’s like a thrilling escape with the perfect mix of drama, humor, and intrigue. So excited for #TheWhiteLotusS3,’ added another.

“I’m ready, holy shit,” someone else said, and someone else wrote, “I can’t wait.”

Others weighed in on the casting choices, writing, “Never has anyone made a better decision than casting Parker Posey in White Lotus.”

Patrick was previously spotted filming scenes for the show at the Four Seasons Koh Samui resort in Thailand.

The first two seasons were filmed in equally luxurious Four Seasons resorts in Hawaii and Sicily.

No plot details have been revealed yet for the season, other than that it will be set in a new fictional White Lotus resort in Thailand and will focus on a new group of guests.

Walton Goggins and Aimee Lou Wood have also been cast as new characters for season three.

Blackpink singer Lisa will also make her acting debut in the upcoming series of the drama under her real name, Lalisa Manobal.

Other cast members include Carrie Coon, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay and Arnas Fedaravicius, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Scott Glenn, Julian Kostov and Shalini Peiris.

The black comedy, directed by Mike White, confirmed that production began in Thailand in February, sharing a snapshot on Instagram of a slate being used on the first day of filming.

‘Unforgettable experiences are made at #TheWhiteLotus. We look forward to welcoming new guests to our resort in Thailand,’ the caption read.

As in the first two seasons, series creator Mike will write and direct the third installment, although it is still unclear how many episodes this season will have.

The first season, set in a White Lotus resort in Hawaii, ran for six episodes, while the second season, set in a White Lotus resort in Sicily, ran for seven episodes.

While the cast and location change each season, the premise remains the same: the series follows the affluent guests of the luxury resort and the employees who care for them during their stay.

In each season there is a death. This is announced in the opening moments of the first episode. Then we go back a week to the run-up to the big denouement.

In the first season finale, Murray Bartlett (Armond) was accidentally killed by Shane Patton (Jake Lacy) when he came across a knife Shane was holding.

In the second season, Jennifer Coolidge returns as the wealthy and eccentric Tanya McQuoid. In the finale, she realizes that her husband Greg (Jon Gries) may have hired hitmen to kill her and gain her vast fortune.

Eventually she managed to defeat and kill the assassins, but Tanya later slipped and hit her head on the rubber boat, which cost her her life.

Fan favorite Jennifer previously revealed that she would like her TV husband Greg to return for season three to find closure.

“My hope for Jon is that he’s not done with Greg,” she said in Variety’s Actors on Actors interviews. “I hope there’s some payback for Greg being bad. I think he’s going to, I don’t know, end up in a meat grinder.”

One of the other series featured in HBO’s new teaser on Sunday was the popular series The Last of Us, which is returning for a second season.

In this post-apocalyptic series, Catherine O’Hara plays a new, mysterious character. She asks Joel (Pedro Pascal), “Did you hurt her?”

She seems to be referring to Ellie (Bella Ramsey). He answers with tears in his eyes, “I saved her.”

There was also a first look at the Game of Thrones spin-off show, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

Other programs featured included The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy, The Franchise, Industry, Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears, My Brilliant Friend, Harley Quinn, The Sex Lives of College Girls, Creature Commandos, Duster, The Pitt, It: Welcome to Derry and The Gilded Age.