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The White Lotus
The White Lotus is an American black comedy drama anthology television series created by Mike White for HBO. It premiered on July 11, 2021. The series follows the exploits of the guests and staff during a week spent at a fictional luxury global resort hotel chain called "The White Lotus". Each season features a different ensemble cast. Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, and Jon Gries are the only actors to appear in more than one season. The first season was filmed and set in Hawaii, the second in Sicily, and the third in Thailand.
The White Lotus was greenlit in October 2020 as a miniseries but was adapted to an anthology series by HBO in August 2021: its second season aired from October 30 to December 11, 2022, and its third season from February 16 to April 6, 2025, after being delayed by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. It is available on HBO Max at the same time as the linear broadcast. The series has been renewed for a fourth season, set in France.
The series has been acclaimed by critics for its writing, acting, characters, humor, and production values and has received several accolades: it has won 16 Primetime Emmy Awards—including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series—and two Golden Globes, including Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film. Coolidge won several awards for her performance in the first two seasons, including two Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe. Murray Bartlett also won an Emmy for his performance in the first season, while White won three Emmys for his writing, directing, and producing.
Each season is set at a different White Lotus resort hotel, and is mostly self-contained, with some characters returning. Each season tells the story of the guests and staff during a week at the hotel. Their interactions are affected by various personal and social issues. As the days pass, a darker complexity emerges in the hotel's employees, their wealthy guests, and the idyllic locale.
Each season of The White Lotus features a different ensemble cast, with only the following three actors featured in more than one season:
Development of the show began after the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, when HBO head of programming Casey Bloys asked Mike White whether he had any ideas for a show that could be shot in a bubble environment under lockdown conditions.
The show's concept was "partly inspired" by White's work on an earlier proposed series that was never picked up by a network: The Tears of St. Patsy, which would have featured Jennifer Coolidge "as a frustrated actor navigating a dangerous world".
The initial problem White faced was where to set and shoot the show. White did not like commuting to a San Fernando Valley studio to shoot Enlightened (2011–2013)—though he is proud of his work on that show—and wanted to take his next HBO project to exotic locations.
The White Lotus
The White Lotus is an American black comedy drama anthology television series created by Mike White for HBO. It premiered on July 11, 2021. The series follows the exploits of the guests and staff during a week spent at a fictional luxury global resort hotel chain called "The White Lotus". Each season features a different ensemble cast. Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, and Jon Gries are the only actors to appear in more than one season. The first season was filmed and set in Hawaii, the second in Sicily, and the third in Thailand.
The White Lotus was greenlit in October 2020 as a miniseries but was adapted to an anthology series by HBO in August 2021: its second season aired from October 30 to December 11, 2022, and its third season from February 16 to April 6, 2025, after being delayed by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. It is available on HBO Max at the same time as the linear broadcast. The series has been renewed for a fourth season, set in France.
The series has been acclaimed by critics for its writing, acting, characters, humor, and production values and has received several accolades: it has won 16 Primetime Emmy Awards—including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series—and two Golden Globes, including Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film. Coolidge won several awards for her performance in the first two seasons, including two Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe. Murray Bartlett also won an Emmy for his performance in the first season, while White won three Emmys for his writing, directing, and producing.
Each season is set at a different White Lotus resort hotel, and is mostly self-contained, with some characters returning. Each season tells the story of the guests and staff during a week at the hotel. Their interactions are affected by various personal and social issues. As the days pass, a darker complexity emerges in the hotel's employees, their wealthy guests, and the idyllic locale.
Each season of The White Lotus features a different ensemble cast, with only the following three actors featured in more than one season:
Development of the show began after the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020, when HBO head of programming Casey Bloys asked Mike White whether he had any ideas for a show that could be shot in a bubble environment under lockdown conditions.
The show's concept was "partly inspired" by White's work on an earlier proposed series that was never picked up by a network: The Tears of St. Patsy, which would have featured Jennifer Coolidge "as a frustrated actor navigating a dangerous world".
The initial problem White faced was where to set and shoot the show. White did not like commuting to a San Fernando Valley studio to shoot Enlightened (2011–2013)—though he is proud of his work on that show—and wanted to take his next HBO project to exotic locations.