Scott Glenn, known from Marvel's Daredevil, is the newest actor for season three of Mike White's HBO series The White Lotus. Glenn joins the previously announced cast for the new season, which airs in Thailand and includes Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age), Michelle Monaghan (Echoes), Leslie Bibb (Jupiter's Legacy), Walton Goggins (The Righteous Gemstones). ), Parker Posey (Lost in Space (2018)), Patrick Schwarzenegger (Gen V), Jason Isaacs (Star Trek: Discovery) and Natasha Rothwell (Insecure) from the first season.
Season three, which begins filming this month in and around Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok, follows a new group of guests at another White Lotus hotel.
This marks a return for Glenn (pictured) to HBO where he appeared in all three seasons of The Leftovers. He also had major roles in Marvel's Daredevil and The Defenders, originally on Netflix, and in Hulu's Castle Rock.
As usual, no details about characters from The White Lotus are shared, but as reported in November, the multi-generational gang consists of a patriarch, a female executive, an actress, a few mothers, including a country club woman, a maverick and a yoga fanatic. Glenn is supposed to play a man named Jim who is physically declining but still mentally sharp and a bit grumpy.
The White Lotus was created, written and directed by White and is produced by White, David Bernad and Mark Kamine. HBO is working with the Tourism Authority of Thailand for the filming and promotion of the third season.
The first season of The White Lotus, set in Hawaii, received twenty Emmy nominations in 13 categories and won ten trophies, the most of any program that year, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. The second season, which was set in Sicily and aired in December 2022, received 23 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, and won five awards.