THE fourth series of prestige dark comedy-drama The White Lotus is to be set at the Butlin’s Resort in Skegness, producers have confirmed.
After seasons set at luxury resorts in Hawaii, Sicily and Ko Samui, the show’s creator has finally agreed permission for filming at the legendary UK playground of the rich and famous.
Mike said: “It’s a huge win for us. We’re honoured and blessed to have the opportunity to hold a mirror to the fabulous wealth and disturbing excess of the Lincolnshire coastline.
“A weekend at Butlin’s is to lose oneself in a phantasmagoria of the deluded and spiritually unmoored super-rich, each lost in their own gratification. Especially if they have the Gold apartment package and £25.95 per day all-inclusive unlimited drinks.
“The original vision for The White Lotus was to visit all three Butlin’s – Minehead, Skegness and Bognor Regis – but they jealously guard the privacy of their guests, who are after all the global elite.
“We’ve pencilled in Helen Hunt to play a divorcée frittering away a crypto fortune on extras like Adventure Golf, Bryan Cranston as a Mr Tumble-style entertainer whose ketamine addiction stops him connecting with his adult son, and Stephen Mulhern as a redcoat.
“The twisted finale incorporates the Peppa Pig show, a drunken backstage liaison with a member of B*Witched and a firework discharging early. It’s exceptionally clever satire.”
