Yahoo News The White Lotus season 3 adds Blackpink's Lisa to cast
The White Lotus has added another impressive name to its season 3 cast, with Blackpink star Lisa set to join the ensemble.
The singer and rapper will make her acting debut in the upcoming season of the HBO show, Variety reports, though who she will be playing remains under wraps for now.
The star is set to be credited under her full name Lalisa Manobal, with the star becoming the second member of the K-pop group to appear in an HBO drama following Jennie's turn in The Idol last year.
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Lisa joins the Thailand-set third season of the anthology drama alongside a number of big names, including Harry Potter's Jason Isaacs, Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood, Fargo's Carrie Coon, Gen V's Patrick Schwarzenegger and Lost in Space's Parker Posey.
Also on board are Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Michelle Monaghan, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Morgana O'Reilly, Lek Patravadi and Shalini Peiris.
Natasha Rothwell is due to return as Belinda from the show's first season, and previously teased that she "gasped out loud a minimum of five times" when reading the scripts for season 3.
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"The scripts are a testament to [creator] Mike [White]'s skill and ability to tell the most smart and entertaining stories," she added to Vanity Fair.
"I mean, everything that he does is like a lesson to me as an actor and a performer. And as a writer myself, he takes folks on a journey. Everyone needs to buckle up, because it's going to get real!"
Work on the new season of The White Lotusis expected to begin this month after delays due to last year's strikes, with filming taking place in Koh Samui, Phuket, and Bangkok.
The White Lotus can be streamed on NOW and Sky Go in the UK, and on Max in the US. Season 3 is expected to premiere in 2025.
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