The show of the hour, The White Lotus finally wrapped its third season with a banger finale on Sunday night. With a stellar cast, one face that stood out this season was BLACKPINK’s Lisa making her acting debut with White Lotus season 3. But during a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, White Lotus creator Mike White opened up on his hesitation to cast the pop star on his show.
At this recent interview, director Mike White, producer David Bernad, and several cast members sat for an interactive session where they all shared insights about the casting process. Mike White confessed that he had no idea of who Lisa was before casting her. “All I knew was that there was a BLACKPINK girl (Jennie Kim) in The Idol, and I was like, ‘We’re not doing that.’ Then I found out that there might be security issues, and I was just like, no. They were like, ‘she’ll audition,’” he revealed.
Even though the audition went well, Mike White still had his doubts about casting Lisa. “I’m just used to not having so much attention; we don’t need it. But I wanted to be respectful to Thailand. She’s like Taylor Swift meets Princess Diana there. She’s more than just a pop star, I just didn’t get it initially. When we cast her, there were people in the production that cried. And anything she does is scrutinized, so it’s a nice part,” he said.
HBO’s superhit series The White Lotus was streaming on Jio Hotstar in India before the series concluded. This season’s cast saw some iconic actors like Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, Aimee Lou Wood, Sam Rockwell, Scott Glenn, Natasha Rothwell, among others.