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(NewsNation) — Fans of “The White Lotus” were devastated at the end of the hit HBO show’s third season, wondering when the next season will hit — and where it will be.
Speculation online arose that instead of being at a seaside resort as the last three seasons have been, the upcoming season would be mountainous (Season one was filmed at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea in Hawaii; season two was in Sicily and season three was in Koh Sami, Thailand).
But the rumors are untrue. I can now reveal the latest season is likely to be filmed in the south of France, at the Four Season-owned Hotel du Cap-Ferrat.
‘The White Lotus’ creator scouting locations: Insider
My insider says creator Mike White and his crew are in the South of France right now scouting all locations and the Hotel du Cap, described once by producer Robert Evas as “impossibly glamorous,” is perfect for the scandalous, murder ridden show.
A favorite during Cannes, the hotel is always full of royalty, celebrities — and scandal.
PACIFIC PALISADES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 07: (L-R) Jon Gries, Creator, Writer, Director, EP Mike White, EP David Bernad, Fred Hechinger, Steve Zahn, Connie Britton, Jolene Purdy, Molly Shannon, Sydney Sweeney, Jennifer Coolidge, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Murray Bartlett and Alexandra Daddario attend the Los Angeles Premiere of the new HBO Limited Series “The White Lotus” on July 07, 2021 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic for HBO) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Murray Bartlett, Sydney Sweeney, Natasha Rothwell, Steve Zahn, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Mike White, and Connie Britton winners of Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for “The White Lotus”, pose in the press room during the 74th Primetime Emmys at Microsoft Theater on September 12, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 20: (L-R) Beatrice Grannò, Haley Lu Richardson, Simona Tabasco, Meghann Fahy, Sabrina Impacciatore, and Jennifer Coolidge attend the Los Angeles Season 2 Premiere of HBO Original Series “The White Lotus” at Goya Studios on October 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26: Cast members of “The White Lotus” accept the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series award onstage during the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 26: (L-R) Aubrey Plaza, Bruno Gouery, Michael Imperioli, F. Murray Abraham, Will Sharpe, Beatrice Grannò, Adam DiMarco, Haley Lu Richardson, Simona Tabasco, Paolo Camilli, Jennifer Coolidge, Jon Gries, Federico Ferrante, Eleonora Romandini, Francesco Zecca, Theo James, Leo Woodall, Meghann Fahy and Sabrina Impacciatore, recipients of the Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series award for “The White Lotus,” pose in the press room during the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on February 26, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) 
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Morgana O’Reilly, Natasha Rothwell, Julian Kostov, Carrie Coon, Mike White, Sam Nivola, Arnas Fedaravičius, Charlotte Le Bon, David Bernad, Nicholas Duvernay, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins, Leslie Bibb, Tayme Thapthimthong, Lisa, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook, Parker Posey, Shalini Peiris and Lek Patravadi attend the Los Angeles Premiere of HBO Original Series “The White Lotus” Season 3 at Paramount Theatre on February 10, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images) 
BANGKOK, THAILAND – FEBRUARY 14: Lalisa Manobal attends “The White Lotus” Season 3 Bangkok Premiere at ICONSIAM River Park on February 14, 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand. (Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images for HBO) 
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 06: (L-R) Jason Isaacs, Sam Nivola, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, Charlotte Le Bon, Nicholas Duvernay, Jon Gries, Tayme Thapthimthong, Aimee Lou Wood and Leslie Bibb attend HBO’s “The White Lotus” Season 3 Finale Event at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, California on April 06, 2025 in Westlake Village, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for HBO)
According to the Rake, “Pablo Picasso and Gary Cooper apparently once set up a shooting gallery in the gardens, and more recent incidents have included American industrialist Marvin Davis being robbed of $10 million in cash and jewels at gunpoint in his limo in 1993; Kate Moss being banned for trashing her room after being told she couldn’t wear a bikini in the hotel’s hallways in 1998; and Sharon Stone demonstrating her ability to flash the readies in more ways the one by simultaneously ordering a harpist in traditional Irish dress and a Nebuchadnezzar of Champagne.”
‘Thieves see Cannes as rich pickings’: Police
In 2013, thieves stole a necklace reportedly worth €1.9 million by the Swiss jeweller De Grisogono after a celebrity party at the nearby five-star Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc in the resort town of Cap d’Antibes.
“Thieves see Cannes as rich pickings,” a police officer with the crime squad in Nice, which is investigating the raid, told The Guardian. “A full and urgent operation is underway to catch the culprit and recover these jewels.”
The area has been a hotbed for Russian mafia, local gangs and international thieves for decades — although both hotels no longer accept only cash, which has cut down on the out and out highway robbery.