Laura Dern is checking in for Season 4.
The actress was first spotted on Tuesday filming her upcoming film The White Lotus, which is set in a luxury hotel, during the Cannes Film Festival in France.
A month after filling in for Helena Bonham Carter, Dern posed on the film festival’s iconic red staircase with co-stars Chris Messina, Marissa Long, and Charlie Hall.
The foursome dressed up in formal attire and ascended the stairs of the venue.
Charlie Davis, a contestant on series creator Mike White’s recent HBO drama “Survivor,” was spotted near Dern and what appears to be her on-screen family.
AJ Michalka and Alexander Ludwig were also photographed filming their own scenes at the same location.
Production began in April, and Carter, 60, exited the series a few days later.
“While filming for Season 4 of ‘The White Lotus’ was just underway, it became clear that the character Mike White created for Helena Bonham Carter never matched on set,” an HBO spokesperson told Page Six in a statement in April. “The role has since been reconsidered and rewritten and will be recast in the coming weeks.”
In a statement, White, the network and producers said they were “saddened” to not be able to work with the “Corpse Bride” star.
However, executives “strongly hope to collaborate with this legendary actress on another project in the near future.”
Dern, who was quickly cast in Carter’s place, has worked with White on multiple projects over the years.
The “Big Little Lies” actress had an uncredited voice cameo in season 2 of “White Lotus.”
The two also co-starred in 2007’s Year of the Dog and the 2011 HBO drama Enlightened.
The new season of The White Lotus also stars Rosie Perez, Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Heather Graham, Steve Coogan and Sandra Bernhardt.
Along with Davis, White also tapped fellow Survivor contestant Camila Kartiguez to appear in a cameo role.
“Anyone is invited, but there are two contestants who are popping up on short notice to be on the show, Charlie and Camila,” White told “Survivor” host Jeff Probst via video call from France during last week’s “Survivor 50” finale.
The former contestants filmed TikToks speaking in French during the finale, with Davis teasing, “Hopefully we can practice. … Thank you, Mike, I’m so excited!”
“I can’t wait to see you again!” Cartiges gushed.
White is no stranger to curating the perfect ensemble cast for an Emmy Award-winning production.
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In March, Michalka said on the Just Trish podcast that the “smart” director “recognizes the moment he sees it.”
Season 1 (2021) of The White Lotus was filmed in Hawaii, and Season 2 (2022) took place in Sicily.
The latest season (2025) followed guests vacationing in Thailand.
