Why Woody Harrelson Turned Down ‘White Lotus’ Season 3 Role

Woody Harrelson almost joined Mike White in Thailand for “The White Lotus” Season 3, but his circle of relatives vacation plans got in the way in which.

Harrelson, who was within the running to play either Walton Goggins’ Rick or Sam Rockwell’s Frank, was imagined to have turned down the roles due to producer David Bernad’s policy that each one “White Lotus” solid members receives a commission the identical. Nevertheless, in an announcement released to The Each day Beast, Harrelson revealed that he passed on “The White Lotus” due to his circle of relatives vacation.

“I used to be set to do ‘White Lotus’ and really excited. Unfortunately, their production schedule shifted, and conflicted with a pre-planned family vacation, forcing me to make a particularly hard decision,” he said. “Things have to be meant to be though, because I couldn’t have done as incredible a job as Sam, who’s killing it.”

The third season of “The White Lotus” involves a detailed Sunday with a 90-minute episode, the longest in series history. Season 3 solid members include Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Leslie Bibb, Natasha Rothwell, Dom Hetrakul, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Julian Kostov, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Carrie Coon, Scott Glenn, Francesca Corney, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola and Blackpink member Lisa.

The show won 15 Emmys for its first two seasons, securing an impressive limited series win for Season 1. Series creator White also serves as author, director and executive producer with Bernad and Mark Kamine.