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Friendships were ‘lost’ during filming of White Lotus season 3

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  • Jason Isaacs revealed friendships were both “made” and “lost” while filming season 3 of The White Lotus.
  • The cast and crew lived and worked at the Four Seasons Hotel in Koh Samui, Thailand, for seven months.
  • Isaacs described the experience as intense, comparing it to a "cross between summer camp and Lord of the Flies but in a gilded cage."
  • He acknowledged "drama" occurred off-screen, leading to closer bonds with some cast members and strained relationships with others.
  • Co-star Aimee Lou Wood also described the unique filming environment as a "social experiment" due to its intensity and unusual circumstances.
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