Primary filming for this 8-episode third season — still written by showrunner/creator Mike Mike — took place at the Four Seasons resort Koh Samui, on an island of the same name in the Gulf of Thailand.

LONDON (AP) — Get ready to check into “The White Lotus” in Thailand for Season 3 — this time, sadly, there’s no room for Jennifer Coolidge, who went overboard in the second season.

As The White Lotus Season 3 dissects privilege, karma, and mortality, Belinda’s return challenges who gets to experience freedom, rest, and reinvention