Mike White’s buzzy HBO vacation satire is heading to France for a new installment.

Helena Bonham Carter, Chris Messina, Marissa Long checking in to The White Lotus season 4

Mike White's buzzy HBO vacation satire is heading to France for a new installment.

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Helena Boham Carter, Chris Messina, and Marissa Long are joining 'The White Lotus' season 4. Credit:

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It's time for new guests (and employees!) to check in to *The White Lotus.*

* *has confirmed that Helena Bonham Carter, Chris Messina, and Marissa Long have been cast for the upcoming fourth season of creator Mike White's buzzy HBO vacation satire.

These three actors join previously announced season 4 cast members Steve Coogan, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Alexander Ludwig, and AJ Michalka.

Steve Coogan; AJ Michalka; Alexander Ludwig.

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The new season moves the Emmy-winning drama to France for another week-long story following a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and employees. However, specific plot and character details are being kept top secret for now — including whether any former cast members will return. And after seasons full of murders, crime, and incest, there's no predicting what this show will tackle next.

Long will be making her TV debut in the series, while Bonham Carter and Messina both have extensive TV and film careers.

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Bonham Carter is best known for playing Bellatrix Lestrange in the *Harry Potter* franchise, as well as iconic character performances in *Fight Club, Sweeney Todd, Big Fish, Corpse Bride*, and more. She won two Emmys for her work on *The Crown*, and was nominated twice at the Oscars.

Meanwhile, Messina is best known for his long-running arc as Danny Castellano in* The Mindy Project, *but has also appeared on many TV shows and in films, including *Six Feet Under, Sharp Objects, Birds of Prey, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Damages, *and* Based on a True Story.*

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*The White Lotus* is created, written, and directed by White, and is executive produced by White, David Bernad, and Mark Kamine.

Previous seasons were set in Hawaii, Italy, and Thailand, with seasons 2 and 3 featuring surprise returns from season 1 stars Jennifer Coolidge, Jon Gries, and Natasha Rothwell. Gries is the only cast member to appear in all three seasons.

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