In the third season of HBO’s hit series “White Lotus”, the role originally expected to be played by Milos Bikovic was given to Bulgarian actor Julian Kostov. According to information received from the publication DeadlineHe rose to fame with his role as Fyodor Kaminsky in the Netflix series Shadow and Bone.
Kostov also played Russian villain Vladimir Makarov in the popular 2023 video game “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III.”
As part of “White Lotus”, the Bulgarian actor will appear before the audience as a minor Russian character. The shooting of the third season is planned to be done in Thailand.
In January, the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs contacted HBO, which hosts the series, and expressed concerns that actor Milos Bikovich was supporting Russia in connection with the launch of a special military operation (SVO). As a result, the artist left the White Lotus project, and HBO decided to terminate the contract with him.
on HBO now commented Bikovich’s dismissal.
Previously Bikovich compared Approach to filming Mikhalkov and Shipenko.