Laura Dern joins the cast of The White Lotus for season four

By Carla Feric, Press Association Entertainment Reporter

American actress Laura Dern has joined the cast of for season four of HBO series The White Lotus.

The 59-year-old actress was revealed as the latest addition to the hit series in a post on Instagram, and will be joined in the cast by stars including Steve Coogan, Chris Messina and Marissa Long.

Details on her character are yet to be announced.

It comes after Helena Bonham Carter left production for the upcoming series earlier this week, just months after it was revealed she had joined the cast.

Dern will reunite with the show’s creator Mike White for the new role, having previously worked with him on rom-com film Year Of The Dog (2007) and comedy series Enlightened (2011).

The American black comedy anthology series follows the exploits of the guests and staff during a week at a fictional luxury global resort hotel chain called The White Lotus.

Its fourth series will reportedly take place in the French Riviera, in Saint-Tropez.

The show’s last series saw it move the action to a luxury hotel in Thailand, having previously been set in resorts in Hawaii and Sicily.

The White Lotus has previously featured the likes of Aimee Lou Wood, Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins, Sydney Sweeney, Aubrey Plaza, and the son of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Patrick Schwarzenegger.

Dern is best known for films including Jurassic Park (1993) and her Oscar-winning role Marriage Story (2019), as well as her starring role as Renata Klein in HBO drama Big Little Lies.

The award-winning actress is also regarded for her roles in films such as Blue Velvet (1986), Wild At Heart (1990) and Rambling Rose (1991).