White Lotus star and screenwriter Natasha Rothwell gave a hint at what the third season of the hit series could bring.
The 43-year-old told People at Sunday's Wonka premiere in Los Angeles that “people are going to be very happy” with what the new season brings.
“I just finished scripting the third season and I have to say that White Lotus will give you a run for its money,” she shared.
She added: “It’s an excellent season and people will be very happy.”
The second season of “White Lotus” came to a dramatic end in December 2022 and is not expected to return to screens until 2025.
Creator Mike White told Vanity Fair in November that it will be a “supersized” season. “It’s going to be longer, bigger, crazier,” he said.
Natasha Rothwell, 43-year-old writer and actress of White Lotus, revealed that the scripts for the third season of the hit show have been completed as she walked the red carpet at the Wonka premiere in Los Angeles on Sunday
The actress, who plays Belinda, the spa manager, said that the third season will “give you a run for your money” and added: “People will be very happy.” seen with Jennifer Coolidge
Natasha can “neither confirm nor deny” how much camera time she will have in the upcoming episodes, but she claims: “It's an excellent season and people will be very happy.”
Natasha, who plays spa manager Belinda, said she “can neither confirm nor deny” how much camera time she will have in upcoming episodes.
White Lotus was popular with fans and critics alike.
After the first season, it won ten Emmy awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
The drama received a whopping 24 Emmy nominations for its second season. The winners are expected to be announced on January 15 in Los Angeles.
The awards ceremony was postponed from September 2023 to January 2024 due to the writers' strike, which ended with a new contract at the end of September, and the actors' strike, which ended on November 9.
At the Wonka premiere, Natasha kept with the fantasy film vibe, wearing a shimmering purple, pink and green puffer jacket over a form-fitting black body suit and trousers.
She wore black kitten-heel boots and wore her dark hair pulled back into a bun with her bangs framing her face.
The Kansas-born actress plays Piper Benz in the fantasy, which tells the backstory of the eccentric candy maker made famous by Roald Dahl's book “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” and the 2005 Johnny Depp film of the same name.
The Kansas-born actress plays the role of Piper Benz in “Wonka” and praised director Paul King for giving her the opportunity to make the character “my own.” “Piper is just strong,” she said
Wonka opens in theaters on Friday, December 15th
The late Gene Wilder starred as a chocolatier in 1971's Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
Timothée Chalamet takes over the mantle for Wonka.
For her role, Natasha said director Paul King gave her the opportunity to make the character “my own.”
“I understood the world because of the previous iterations of the story and it was incredible to do and play that,” she said.
“And Piper is just strong.” I mean the DNA. I remember walking in to the costume fitting and there were pictures of Rosie the Riveter hanging up there and I thought, “Oh, I got that.”'
The actress and author, who has appeared in “Insecure” and “Saturday Night Live,” among others, said selling the musical was “on a different level and a different scale, but I just tried to take it day by day to get along.”
Wonka opens in theaters on Friday, December 15th.