Breaking news (well, for a certain subset of people anyway): The White Lotus season four will take place in France.
But where, exactly? That is still unconfirmed—and France, famously the world’s most visited country, has a number of high-profile tourist destinations that would make a juicy setting for the hit HBO show. However, just as in prior seasons, we do know that it will likely be filmed at a Four Seasons hotel. (The show and the luxury hotel group now have an official partnership.)
For us prestige TV sleuths, that narrows it down quite a bit: there are only three Four Seasons located in the European country. So without further ado, the shortlist of locations.
Not to be confused with the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes, Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat is a grand dame hotel on the peninsula of Cap Ferrat near the town of Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat. Cap Ferrat has long been a stealth-wealth European getaway, famous for its Belle Époque estates owned by the Rothschilds and Belgian royals. The Hotel du Cap is of equal grandeur: originally built by the son of a carriage operator in the early 1900s, it was soon bought by a wealthy widow who sold it to a pair of hoteliers in 1922. After shuttering in WWII, it emerged as a glittering destination for the world’s elite, such as Picasso and Winston Churchill. While F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender Is the Night took place at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc an hour away, The White Lotus could put the second most famous hotel on the Côte d’Azur in the spotlight.
Known as one of the most luxurious hotels in Paris, the Hotel George V is another option for The White Lotus cast (and maybe a creatively appealing one, as the show has never had a season set within a city). And what richer setting than this Art Deco landmark, built in 1928, with a Michelin-starred Jean George restaurant and a starting room rate of $3,000? While creator Mike White has stated that season three of The White Lotus was about religion and season two centered around sex, perhaps season four will center around the evergreen theme of love as a nod to the city’s famous nickname.
The White Lotus in winter? Maybe, if they decide to film at the Four Seasons in Megève, the storied town in the French Alps. Once the chalet of Edmond de Rothschild (that’s a famous name, it seems, that will likely pop up this season) it’s the only ski-in-ski out hotel on Mont d’Arbois, the resort that sits right above Megève. Hey, there’s something fascinating about a story that takes place amid short days and long cold nights—spent across the slopes, the hotel’s 9,000 square foot spa, or its indoor and outdoor pools. (And, not to speculate too much… but perhaps a high-stakes scene on a chairlift.)
