'The White Lotus' Producers Reveal They Wrote Multiple Fake Endings to Prevent Season 3 Finale Spoilers
The behind-the-scenes team at The White Lotus has some tricks up their sleeves to keep the season 3 ending a surprise.
Executive producer David Bernad explained in a recent interview that he and creator Mike White used a creative technique to deter potential plot leaks.
“We have fake endings to the scripts. So we wrote up — we have six different endings — and we kind of distributed fake endings to people just in case someone leaked anything, and then we could say there’s different fake endings,” he told People in a recent interview.
“And then when we shot the ending scene, it’s a locked down set. So no one really has access to what we were shooting and there would be no non-White Lotus participants ever seeing what we’re doing,” he added.
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He also discussed a close call when onlookers recorded a shooting on an important scene.
“But we were shooting at the Four Seasons, a scene with Jon Gries, and there was people looking and filming from a room. They didn’t know that what they were filming was sensitive, and I was really scared they were going to post it. So I had the hotel manager go and bring them over to the set and I kind of schmoozed them and got them on my side,” he said.
However, the team was resourceful when it came to navigating the situation.
“[We] were like, ‘We got to make them part of the experience,’ so that I could get them to delete all the footage they had. They unknowingly didn’t realize they were filming something that was very sensitive,” he added.
David also told viewers to buckle up for the season three finale.
“But it’s all world-building and character-building. The reason people are so invested and are so emotionally moved by it all is because of that world-building and slow build. It’s like a great novel. You got to get people invested and connected, and then the ride begins,” he said.
“People only remember the ending. The finale, I think I’m really proud of,” he added.
The season 3 finale of The White Lotus airs Sunday, April 6 at 9 p.m. ET on Max.
Earlier this week, a season 4 exit of The White Lotus was confirmed after an alleged conflict with Mike White.