# Forget ‘The White Lotus,’ This 4-Episode Thriller Miniseries Is the Perfect Replacement

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/forget-the-white-lotus-this-4-episode-thriller-miniseries-is-the-perfect-replacement/
- Published: 2026-10-25T16:23:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T17:24:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/the-white-lotus-replacement-series-heat-miniseries-danny-dyer/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, TV, World

## Key points

- *Heat* is a four-episode Australian thriller from Channel 5.
- Danny Dyer leads two families hiding secrets during a bushfire.
- The series could fill the wait for *The White Lotus* season four.

## Summary

Channel 5’s four-episode Australian thriller *Heat* is presented as a possible stand-in for *The White Lotus* while the latter’s fourth season is still in production. Both shows bring people on holiday together as hidden secrets and tensions emerge, but *Heat* adds the immediate threat of bushfires closing in on the families.

The 2023 miniseries follows two families sharing a secluded home in Victoria’s countryside: Steve, played by Danny Dyer, and his family, and his wealthier best friend Brad and his family. Suspected infidelity, financial strain and other long-buried secrets unsettle their relationships as the fires leave them increasingly isolated. *The White Lotus* season four is estimated to arrive in the first half of 2027.

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