‘The White Lotus’: Aubrey Plaza To Star In Second Installment Of HBO Series
deadline.comAubrey Plaza has been tapped as a lead in the second installment of HBO’s dark comedy series The White Lotus. The Parks & Recreation and Legion alumna Plaza, who will be a series regular, is the second confirmed cast member for the upcoming follow-up to Mike White’s breakout social satire limited series, joining previously cast Michael Imperioli.The six-part original series followed visitors vacationing at the White Lotus, an exclusive Hawaiian resort.
The second installment — also written, to directed by and executive produced by White — will leave Hawaii behind for a new location and is expected to follow a different group of vacationers at another White Lotus property.Plaza will play Harper Spiller, a woman on vacation with her husband and his friends.
Imperioli plays Dominic Di Grasso, a man traveling with his elderly father and recent college-graduate son.Of the original cast, standout Jennifer Coolidge has been rumored to be returning.
White executive produces alongside David Bernad and Mark Kamine.Plaza will next be seen starring in Guy Ritchie’s Operation Fortune: Ruse De Guerre opposite Jason Statham, Hugh Grant and Josh Hartnett.
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