Blackpink's Lisa Manobal will make her debut in the third season of The White Lotus

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After months of rumors that BLACKPINK's Lisa Manobal was about to make her acting debut, HBO confirmed on Monday that she would be joining the cast of the series' third season. White lotus. The series begins production in and around Koh Samui, Phuket and Bangkok this month and will follow a new group of guests at another White Lotus hotel.

She joins a previously announced cast that includes Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Francesca Corney, Nicolas DuVernay, Arnas Vidaravicius, Christian Friedel, Scott Glenn, Walton Goggins, Dom Hetrakul, Sarah Kathryn Hook, Jason Isaacs, Julian Kostoff, Michelle Monaghan , Sam Nivola, Morgana. O'Reilly, Leek Patravadi, Shalini Pires, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Time Thapthimthong and Amy Lou Wood.

As usual, no details about the character are being shared, but as Deadline reported in November, the multi-generational gang includes a patriarch, a corporate executive, an actress, a couple of mothers, including a country club wife, a misfit and a yogi. Glenn is believed to play a man referred to as Jim, who may be physically slow but is still mentally sharp and a bit eccentric.

Created, written and directed by Mike White, White lotus It is executive produced by White, David Bernad and Mark Kamen. In connection with the filming and promotion of Part 3, HBO has partnered with the Tourism Authority of Thailand.

diverse He was the first to report on Manobal's selection today.