Filming for The White Lotus season 4 is underway in the south of France, with production photographed between the Château de la Messardière in Saint-Tropez, the Hôtel Martinez in Cannes and locations in Monaco as cameras rolled over May 25 and May 26, 2026.
Images dated May 25 showed a view of a set at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes; additional shots from May 26 captured cast and crew moving between the city’s hotels and the Saint-Tropez estate. The timing follows the close of the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, May 23, putting the new season squarely in the festival’s orbit.
Actors AJ Michalka, Chloe Bennet, Marissa Long, Chris Messina and Alexander Ludwig have been seen on set and in the surrounding towns, adding to an ensemble already billed as a study of the ultra‑rich and famous during the Cannes period. Production sources and the on‑the‑ground images show the shoot stretching across multiple high‑profile properties rather than a single, contained location.
One notable casting development has already surfaced amid the location work: Laura Dern has reportedly replaced a departing Helena Bonham Carter. The swap matters because the show’s next run will hinge on recognizable players inhabiting the kinds of celebrity roles the series lampoons; who they will play, however, has not been disclosed.
The production’s footprint—from the Hôtel Martinez to the Château de la Messardière and a visible set at the Palais des Festivals—suggests the season will track characters through both festival theaters and private, seaside retreats. That mix of public glamour and private luxury echoes the series’ earlier stays in Hawaii, Italy and Thailand, but here the public spectacle of Cannes changes the logistics: shoots on promenades, festival venues and hotel terraces are more exposed and more likely to draw onlookers and photographers.
Photographers and passersby have been posting the set images and identification of cast members; social tags and local chatter ranged from focused reports on the cast to offhand comparisons about the scale of scheduling—one onlooker likened the coordination to how a texas softball coach juggles a traveling roster, a shorthand for the tight, day‑by‑day moves between sites.
What remains unconfirmed is who will play which part and when the season will premiere. The production’s presence in Cannes during and immediately after the festival provides publicity momentum, but no release date or episode details have been announced alongside the shoot images. The reported replacement of Helena Bonham Carter by Laura Dern raises questions about character continuity and casting intentions that the production has not answered.
For now the useful dates are clear: the Cannes Film Festival ended May 23, and set images from The White Lotus season 4 were documented on May 25 and May 26, 2026, including a filmed view at the Palais des Festivals on May 25. Filming continues across Cannes, Saint‑Tropez and Monaco, and sightings of AJ Michalka, Chloe Bennet, Marissa Long, Chris Messina and Alexander Ludwig indicate an ensemble shoot rather than isolated cameos.
The next reporting beat to watch is straightforward: when the production or distributors set a premiere date and when the show confirms roles for the newly reported cast, including the role tied to Dern’s reported arrival. Until those details surface, the season’s Cannes‑centered premise and the set photos are the clearest evidence of where and how the series is being assembled.
