Mike White may be known nowadays for his critically acclaimed and Emmy-winning work on The White Lotus. Dyed-in-the-wool fans may remember the actor, director and filmmaker's celebrated previous works like School of Rock and Enlightened. There might be some who even remember Mike's reality TV debut, racing with his dad around the world twice on The Amazing Race.
But Mike White has always had an affiliation with Survivor. For years, he had discussed creative choices with host and executive producer Jeff Probst, advising him on specific seasons. In Season 37, after years of watching at home, Mike decided to try his own hand at the island experience, playing in 2018's Survivor: David vs. Goliath. In an installment of the CBS reality series filled with colorful characters and iconic moments, Mike was one of its best players, laying low in the first half of the game until he delivered some precision blindsides towards the end. His skillfulness got him all the way to the Final Three, where he finished as runner-up of the season.
Partially inspired by his time on David vs. Goliath, Mike went on to create The White Lotus, a career-changing HBO series that has blown up social media throughout its three seasons. And, with Season 4 on the way, many assumed that he would have the time nor the willingness to go out and play Survivor again. But, indeed, he's going back to the beach for a second season, one of a whopping 24 castaways in the upcoming Survivor 50.
The full cast of Season 50 was announced on the Wednesday, May 28 edition of CBS Mornings. Following the video, Probst sat down with the hosts to discuss the biggest stories from the group of returning players. And, of course, conversation naturally turned to Mike White, and how he found his way from writing out backstabbing in beautiful environments to living in one once more.
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"Mike, after he finished playing, said, 'I want to play again,'" Probst reveals. "And that was before White Lotus. And then White Lotus hit. And I thought, 'Well, he'll never play again.' But he kept texting and saying, 'Look, I'm serious. If you ever do anything where you have returning players, I want to play again.' So we're happy to have Mike."
CBS Mornings co-host Vladimir Duthiers responded that Mike, "now one of the most powerful guys in Hollywood," may be able to wield some outside-of-the-game influence as a cudgel. After all, this is somebody who brought Jennifer Coolidge's career up another level and put Murray Bartlett on the map. And, as much as the point may have been joking, in Probst's opinion, it's absolutely a weapon he could have in his arsenal.
"Don't think Mike White, who is clever enough to write and direct White Lotus, has not thought about that," he replies. "I'm sure it's gone through his head, too."
Could we see Mike White make it to the end of the game once again? Will The White Lotus Season 4 end up crafting characters based on his fellow returnees Benjamin "Coach" Wade, Cirie Fields and Quintavius "Q" Burdette? Regardless of how he does in Survivor 50, we're sure to have a fantastic time watching his stay on the island.
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