Interview With "The White Lotus" Star Jason Isaacs

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

"The White Lotus" returned for a third season this year, once again, with all eight episodes written and directed by Mike White. The season features an ensemble cast of Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, Aimee Lou Wood, Sam Rockwell, and Scott Glenn, with Natasha Rothwell and Jon Gries reprising their roles from prior seasons. The series follows the lives of the staff and wealthy guests at a wellness resort in Thailand. The season mainly received positive reviews from critics, garnering 10 nominations at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards and 13 nominations at the 77th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Isaacs was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his experience working on the season, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the drama series, which is now available to stream on HBO Max and is up for your consideration for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, where it's nominated for Outstanding Drama Series and Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for Isaacs. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Emma Sassick's interview with Emmy Award nominee Jason Isaacs for The White Lotus Season 3.
0:10.4	Our hotel is the best in the world.
0:16.3	At the end of the week, you will be an entirely different person.
0:25.6	To Thailand, and a week of new memories.
0:31.6	This place is insane.
0:33.6	We should always live like this.
0:36.6	I'm so happy. All my babies all together. I'm so happy.
0:38.3	All my babies all together.
0:40.7	I hope you enjoy Thailand.
0:42.6	We usually go to the Caribbean.
0:45.9	I feel really lucky to be here.
0:48.5	I want to learn everything I can and bring the magic back to Maui.
0:53.0	It's a wellness center. You should get a facial.
0:56.0	Rick, the lady in the airport thought you were my dad.
0:58.0	Oh my god.
1:00.0	All friends.
1:01.0	Longtime friends, not old.
1:03.0	What happens in Thailand?
1:05.0	Stay in Thailand.
1:06.0	What does that mean?
1:08.0	It means we're not dead yet.
1:10.0	Amen, amen.
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