Laura Dern Joins The White Lotus Season 4, Replacing Helena Bonham Carter

It was a bit of a disappointment to learn that after a week of filming, Helena Bonham Carter had exited The White Lotus Season 4 over creative issues. However, her replacement has been revealed, and she’s equally iconic. Deadline reports that Laura Dern will be joining the cast in her place, reuniting the acclaimed Oscar winner with White Lotus creator Mike White.

According to Deadline, Dern will not be playing the same character Carter was cast as, but a new character being developed specifically for her. Dern and White previously worked together on another HBO series, the cult favorite Enlightened, and Dern also starred in White’s 2007 film Year of the Dog. She also had an uncredited voice cameo in the second season of the show, yelling at Michael Imperioli over the phone.

Dern joins a once-again star-studded cast for the Emmy-winning dramedy’s fourth season, which is set to include Vincent Cassel, Steve Coogan, Ari Graynor, Marissa Long, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Messina, AJ Michalka, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Sandra Bernhard, Heather Graham, Max Greenfield, Charlie Hall, Jarrad Paul, and Rosie Perez. The show is shooting in France now, with a storyline set over a week at the Cannes Film Festival. For more, revisit our review of the disappointing Season 3 finale — hopefully Season 4 hits the right balance of mayhem and humor.