The White Lotus (2021)
The White Lotus is a 2021 comedy series created by Mike White. It stars Jon Gries, Natasha Rothwell and Jennifer Coolidge.
A luxury resort welcomes a fresh set of wealthy guests, and over one week the polished surface starts to crack. Mike White's anthology parks vacationing Americans, their money, and their resentments against the smiling staff paid to indulge them, letting privilege curdle into something darker by the day. Each season resets in a new location, Hawaii, then Sicily, then Thailand, with a mostly new ensemble that has featured Jennifer Coolidge, Murray Bartlett, Carrie Coon, and F. Murray Abraham. Sharp, uncomfortable comedy of manners with a low hum of dread running under the infinity pools.
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What is The White Lotus about?
A luxury resort welcomes a fresh set of wealthy guests, and over one week the polished surface starts to crack. Mike White's anthology parks vacationing Americans, their money, and their resentments against the smiling staff paid to indulge them, letting privilege curdle into something darker by the day. Each season resets in a new location, Hawaii, then Sicily, then Thailand, with a mostly new ensemble that has featured Jennifer Coolidge, Murray Bartlett, Carrie Coon, and F. Murray Abraham. Sharp, uncomfortable comedy of manners with a low hum of dread running under the infinity pools.
When was The White Lotus released?
The White Lotus was released on 11 July 2021.
How many episodes does The White Lotus have?
The White Lotus has 21 episodes across 3 seasons.
Who made The White Lotus?
The White Lotus was created by Mike White.
Where can I watch The White Lotus?
The White Lotus is available on HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), Spectrum On Demand, YouTube TV and Amazon.
Where to watch The White Lotus
Stream: HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, MAX (Via Amazon Prime), Spectrum On Demand, YouTube TV
Buy: Amazon, Fandango at Home
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Cast
- Jon Gries as Greg Hunt
- Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey
- Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya McQuoid
- Leslie Bibb as Kate Bohr
- Carrie Coon as Laurie Duffy
- Walton Goggins as Rick Hatchett
- Sarah Catherine Hook as Piper Ratliff
- Jason Isaacs as Timothy Ratliff
- Parker Posey as Victoria Ratliff
- Patrick Schwarzenegger as Saxon Ratliff
- Tayme Thapthimthong as Gaitok
- Aimee Lou Wood as Chelsea
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A few thoughts on The White Lotus
Try The School for Scandal, Sheridan's stage comedy of gossip and moneyed hypocrisy; Lily Tomlin's Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe for satire of American manners; and Trevor Noah's Born a Crime for observational comedy with a conscience. Much Ado About Nothing shares the barbed wit and social games.
Satires that let the wealthy rot in comfort
The White Lotus parks rich Americans and their resentments against the staff paid to smile at them, then watches privilege curdle. These satires share that acid, comedies of manners where money insulates people from consequence right up until it does not. The laughs come with a bad taste, aimed squarely at how the comfortable treat everyone beneath them.
A death surfaces among people who cannot leave
Each season of The White Lotus opens on a body, then rewinds to trace how a week of luxury got there. These picks share that structure, a killing among a closed group of guests or travellers who all had reasons and nowhere to run. The dread builds under polished surfaces until someone finally pays for the pretending.
Offbeat dark comedies with unease under the laughs
Beyond the satire, The White Lotus keeps a low hum of dread running under its infinity pools. These offbeat comedies work the same register, funny and melancholy at once, with characters who feel slightly lost and a mood that never quite settles. They earn their laughs while holding a quiet tension no easy resolution ever smooths over.