While fans are enjoying their return trip to The White Lotus for season 3, there is something missing this time around - or should that be someone.
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This is the first season not to feature Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya, after her character was killed in a plan orchestrated by her husband Greg, played by Jon Gries.
When it was suggested that Coolidge should return to the show as Tanya's twin sister, Coolidge responded: "I know! Look, it’s not like I haven’t wished or whatever, but it isn’t happening. It doesn’t matter - they don’t need me.
"Mike White can tell a story better than anybody. I mean, in the first episode [of season 3], I felt like - Oh, this is going to be really good!
"I just felt like everything he set up - it’s really eerie - you’re not quite sure what people are up to yet. My guess? Something’s going to go horribly wrong. I think it’s really going to go wrong."
Coolidge continued: "Mike White, he wants us to have it all, I think. I can’t wait. As you know, [actor] Jon Gries has shown up [again as Tanya’s former husband, Greg]. I hope he gets it! I hope they do something terrible to him."
Alongside Gries and Rothwell, this season of The White Lotus also features a brand new cast, including the likes of Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb and Carrie Coon.
The White Lotus season 3 continues on Sky Atlantic and NOW on Monday 3rd March 2025.
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
