The entirety of Season 3 was written and filmed before the 2024 election, and Carrie explained that Mike White — the creator, writer, and director of The White Lotus — made the final decision to cut the scene where they discussed Laurie’s child due to Trump’s win and his subsequent attacks on trans people’s rights.

For me, it did make the question of whether Kate voted for Trump so much more provocative,” Coon said of the cut.

The White Lotus” draws a line somewhere. Carrie Coon revealed in a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar that details about her character Laurie’s backstory was cut from the incest-filled third season of the HBO series because of real-world events.