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The White Lotus is an American comedy-drama anthology television series created by Mike White for HBO.[3][4] It follows the guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain, whose stay becomes affected by their various dysfunctions. The first season is set in Hawaii and the second season will be set in Sicily.

The White Lotus
Genre	Comedy drama[1] Satire[2] Anthology
Created by	Mike White
Written by	Mike White
Directed by	Mike White
Starring	Murray Bartlett Connie Britton Jennifer Coolidge Alexandra Daddario Fred Hechinger Jake Lacy Brittany O'Grady Natasha Rothwell Sydney Sweeney Steve Zahn Molly Shannon
Music by	Cristobal Tapia de Veer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Nick Hall David Bernad Mike White
Production locations	Hawaii (season 1) Italy (season 2)
Cinematography	Ben Kutchins
Editors	Heather Persons John M. Valerio
Running time	54–65 minutes
Production companies	HBO Entertainment Pallogram The District Rip Cord Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	HBO
Original release	July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11) – present (present)

Intended as a six-part limited series, The White Lotus premiered on July 11, 2021, to critical acclaim and high ratings. The first season was the most-awarded series at the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning ten awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.[5] The show's success led to HBO renewing it as an anthology series, with a second season scheduled to premiere on October 30, 2022.[6]

Premise

The series details a week in the life of vacationers as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise. With each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel's cheerful employees, and the idyllic locale itself.[7]

Cast and characters

Season 1

Main

• Murray Bartlett as Armond,[8] the manager of the White Lotus resort and a recovering drug addict who has been "clean" for five years
• Connie Britton as Nicole Mossbacher,[8] a CFO of a search engine company
• Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya McQuoid,[8] a troubled woman whose mother recently died who seeks inner peace and discovery
• Alexandra Daddario as Rachel Patton,[8] a newlywed struggling journalist who does clickbait gigs
• Fred Hechinger as Quinn Mossbacher,[8] Nicole and Mark's socially awkward, screen-addicted teenage son who takes avid interest in the local Hawaiian sports
• Jake Lacy as Shane Patton,[8] Rachel's husband, who is a demanding and entitled wealthy real estate agent
• Brittany O'Grady as Paula,[8] Olivia's (relatively) less privileged but equally caustic mixed-race friend from college who struggles with the wealth of Olivia's family in contrast to the local workers
• Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey,[8] the resort's kindly spa manager, who develops a complicated relationship with Tanya
• Sydney Sweeney as Olivia Mossbacher,[8] Nicole and Mark's sardonic daughter who is a college sophomore
• Steve Zahn as Mark Mossbacher,[8] Nicole's husband who is dealing with a health crisis
• Molly Shannon as Kitty Patton,[9] Shane's overbearing mother, who pays for his honeymoon and makes a less than welcome unnanounced visit

Recurring

• Lukas Gage as Dillon,[9] a staffer at the White Lotus who sleeps with Armond
• Kekoa Scott Kekumano as Kai,[9] a Native Hawaiian staffer at the White Lotus who forms a connection with Paula
• Jon Gries as Greg,[9] a White Lotus guest who connects with Tanya
• Alec Merlino as Hutch,[10] a waiter at the White Lotus

Guest

• Jolene Purdy as Lani,[9] a trainee at the White Lotus who disguises her pregnancy

Season 2

Main

• F. Murray Abraham as Bert Di Grasso,[11] Dominic's elderly father
• Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya McQuoid-Hunt,[8] who reprises her role from Hawaii
• Adam DiMarco as Albie Di Grasso,[11] Dominic's son, a recent college graduate
• Meghann Fahy as Daphne Babcock,[12] Cameron's wife
• Beatrice Grannò as Mia, a local girl[13]
• Tom Hollander as Quentin,[11] an English expat travelling with his friends and nephew
• Sabrina Impacciatore as Valentina, manager of the White Lotus in Sicily[13]
• Michael Imperioli as Dominic Di Grasso,[14] a man travelling with his father Bert and son Albie
• Theo James as Cameron Babcock,[12] Daphne's husband
• Aubrey Plaza as Harper Spiller,[15] a woman on vacation with her husband Ethan and friends Cameron and Daphne
• Haley Lu Richardson as Portia,[11] a young woman working for Tanya
• Will Sharpe as Ethan Spiller,[12] Harper's husband
• Simona Tabasco as Lucia, a local girl[13]

Recurring

• Jon Gries as Greg, a guest who is romantically involved with Tanya, reprising his role from Hawaii[16]
• Leo Woodall as Jack, a guest staying at the White Lotus[12]

Episodes

Season	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	6		July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)	August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)
2	7[17]		October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)[18]	December 11, 2022 (2022-12-11)[18]

Season 1 (2021)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Arrivals"	Mike White	Mike White	July 11, 2021 (2021-07-11)	0.420[19]
Shane Patton watches as a coffin is loaded onto an airplane. Seven days earlier: wealthy patrons arrive at the White Lotus resort on Maui. They are greeted by manager Armond and his pregnant employee Lani. Shane and Rachel arrive for their honeymoon. Shane becomes fixated on a booking error, causing Rachel to question their relationship. Tanya McQuoid, who has come to spread her mother's ashes, is desperate for a massage, but the spa is fully booked. Belinda, the spa's manager, instead guides her in a ceremonial chant. Nicole Mossbacher argues with her husband Mark about his potential cancer diagnosis; Mark decides to spend time with their son Quinn. Their daughter Olivia and her friend Paula lounge by the pool and make snide remarks about Rachel, a professional listicle writer. Lani's waters break, but Armond ignores her. Lani begins to give birth as the guests dine. Mark receives a call from his doctor, but is disconnected before he learns his diagnosis. Rachel and Shane agree to put the day's conflict behind them and resume their earlier tryst.
2	2	"New Day"	Mike White	Mike White	July 18, 2021 (2021-07-18)	0.459[20]
Mark is elated when his cancer diagnosis comes back negative, but he learns from his uncle that his father actually died of AIDS and lived a double life as a gay man. Olivia's suggestion that his sexual orientation is no reflection on his masculinity is poorly received. Shane calls his mother to have their travel agent reprimand Armond over the booking error. Rachel considers taking a new writing assignment, but Shane insists she does not have to work again. Rachel meets Nicole, who advises her to maintain her independence. However, when Nicole learns that Rachel wrote a listicle mentioning her, Nicole criticizes Rachel's reporting, making Rachel question her career further. After more pestering from Shane, Rachel abandons the job. Olivia and Paula enjoy drugs on the beach until they are approached by Tanya and leave, forgetting Paula's bag of drugs. The bag is turned over to Armond, who keeps it and uses the drugs due to his stress despite being a recovering addict. Olivia becomes jealous when she sees Paula flirting with Kai, a hotel employee. Tanya invites Belinda to dinner and offers to fund a possible wellness business, which Belinda considers. When Quinn is kicked out of the hotel room by Olivia, he decides to go to the beach where he watches in awe of a group of whales jumping in the ocean.
3	3	"Mysterious Monkeys"	Mike White	Mike White	July 25, 2021 (2021-07-25)	0.478[21]
As the guests of the White Lotus wake for the day, Paula remains cagey about her tryst to an increasingly suspicious Olivia, while Quinn's electronics are washed away as he sleeps on the beach. Shane and Rachel have sex, but Rachel worries whether their marriage is predicated on Shane's sexual attraction to her. To console her, Shane plans a romantic dinner, but Armond, fed up with Shane's incessant complaining, recommends for their dinner a sunset boat ride, without revealing that Tanya has chartered it to spread her mother's ashes in the ocean. Tanya believes the honeymooners have joined to support her, and the ensuing discomfort enrages Shane. Mark remains distraught over his discovery about his father, and gets increasingly drunk while proceeding through awkward encounters with his son, Rachel, and other women at the bar, culminating in a tepid speech when he joins his family for dinner and a rebuffed attempt to initiate sex with Nicole. Armond also spirals after relapsing from his five-year sobriety, drinking and taking Paula's prescription medication. He flirts with hotel staffer Dillon, and reveals to Mark that he is gay, even propositioning Mark when he expresses his curiosity about anal sex. As the guests return to bed, Olivia follows Paula and sees her and Kai have sex.
4	4	"Recentering"	Mike White	Mike White	August 1, 2021 (2021-08-01)	0.515[22]
Quinn wakes on the beach again to see Hawaiians singing and bringing their canoe ashore. He introduces himself later that afternoon. Tanya informs the girls that Armond does have Paula's backpack, and when they confront him, he decides to give it back, drugs and all; however, after Shane angrily demands to speak with Armond's boss, a livid Armond takes the drugs and returns the backpack without them. Tanya and Belinda plan to have dinner together to discuss the wellness center, but the former cancels when she is asked out by Greg, a sport fisherman staying in the room next to hers. Kitty, Shane's mother, arrives at their honeymoon hotel, much to Rachel's chagrin. Mark reveals to Quinn that he cheated on Nicole. However, at dinner, Quinn unwittingly reveals knowledge of Mark's affair in front of Nicole. Armond invites Dillon to his office to take drugs and have sex, for money. When Shane learns that Armond gave him a fake number for his boss, he storms into the manager's office and comes upon Armond performing anilingus on Dillon.
5	5	"The Lotus-Eaters"	Mike White	Mike White	August 8, 2021 (2021-08-08)	0.541[22]
After getting caught having sex with Dillon by Shane, Armond is forced to move Shane and Rachel into the Pineapple Suite free of charge to avoid repercussions. Rachel begins to worry that she has become a trophy wife after talking with Kitty and second-guesses marrying Shane. Belinda tries to get Tanya to look at her business proposal, but Tanya is more concerned about Greg's interest in her. Tanya admits to Greg that she is an emotional wreck, but Greg is undeterred. Quinn enjoys paddling with a group of locals. Paula convinces Kai to steal a pair of expensive bracelets from Nicole to pay for a lawsuit against the hotel. Nicole rebukes Mark for confessing his affair to Quinn. As the Mossbachers prepare to go scuba diving in the ocean, Nicole breaks down over the pressure of having to provide for her family and receiving no respect for it and goes back to the hotel, with Mark following her. Unbeknownst to them, Kai is in their hotel room trying to steal the bracelets. Mark saves Nicole, but is beaten by Kai, who escapes. The hotel comps their stay and Mark finally gets respect from Nicole and their children, but Olivia is suspicious that Paula is involved with the robbery.
6	6	"Departures"	Mike White	Mike White	August 15, 2021 (2021-08-15)	0.850[23]
Rachel tells Shane that she regrets marrying him. Tanya decides to stay with Greg despite his terminal illness and tells Belinda she wants to end her dependency on transactional relationships, leaving her a large sum of cash instead. Dejected, Belinda discards her business plan. Kai gets arrested and the Mossbachers' stolen jewelry is recovered, confirming Olivia's suspicions about Paula. Paula admits her involvement in the robbery, but accuses Olivia of being as privileged as the rest of her family. The two later reconcile when Paula expresses her regret. Quinn tells his parents he wants to stay on the island to join the local paddlers, which they dismiss outright. Shane hears of the robbery while talking to the Mossbachers and calls his travel agent, who informs Armond's superior. This in turn gets Armond fired from the White Lotus. Armond spends his last workday getting heavily intoxicated on Olivia and Paula's remaining drugs. That night, after serving dinner, Armond sneaks into Shane's suite and defecates in his suitcase. However, Shane returns before Armond can leave. Sensing an intruder, Shane arms himself with a pineapple knife and inadvertently stabs Armond, killing him. Armond's body is loaded onto the guests' return flight. Rachel arrives at the airport and decides to stay with Shane. Quinn leaves the airport after the rest of his family boards the plane and joins the Hawaiian paddlers.

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by [17]	Written by [17]	Original air date [18]	U.S. viewers (millions)
7	1	"Ciao"[24]	Mike White	Mike White	October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)	TBD
8	2	"Italian Dream"[25]	Mike White	Mike White	November 6, 2022 (2022-11-06)	TBD
9	3	"Bull Elephants"[26]	Mike White	Mike White	November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)	TBD
10	4	"In The Sandbox"[27]	Mike White	Mike White	November 20, 2022 (2022-11-20)	TBD
11	5	"That's Amore"[28]	Mike White	Mike White	November 27, 2022 (2022-11-27)	TBD
12	6	"Abductions"[29]	Mike White	Mike White	December 4, 2022 (2022-12-04)	TBD
13	7	"Byg"[30]	Mike White	Mike White	December 11, 2022 (2022-12-11)	TBD

Production

Development

On October 19, 2020, HBO gave The White Lotus a limited series order that consisted of six episodes.[3] The series was created, written and directed by Mike White. White also serves as executive producer alongside David Bernad and Nick Hall.[31] Cristobal Tapia de Veer is the series' composer and Ben Kutchins is the cinematographer for the series.[32] On August 10, 2021, HBO renewed the series for a second season,[33] which will consist of seven episodes and be titled The White Lotus: Sicily.[34]

Casting

Upon the limited series order announcement, Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O'Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, and Steve Zahn were cast to star.[35] On October 30, 2020, Molly Shannon, Jon Gries, Jolene Purdy, Kekoa Kekumano, and Lukas Gage joined the cast in recurring roles.[36] Alec Merlino, who was fellow contestant on Survivor: David vs. Goliath with Mike White, was cast as a waiter.[10]

Upon the announcement of the second season renewal, it was reported that a predominantly new cast of characters would be focused on at another White Lotus property for the second season, though Mike White had stated there was a possibility for a few cast members from the first season to return as their characters.[37] On October 15, 2021, it was reported that Coolidge is set to return as a guest star for the second season.[38] In January 2022, it was announced that Michael Imperioli, Aubrey Plaza, F. Murray Abraham, Adam DiMarco, Tom Hollander, and Haley Lu Richardson were cast to star in the second season.[14][15][11] In February 2022, Theo James, Meghann Fahy, and Will Sharpe joined the cast as series regulars while Leo Woodall was cast in a recurring role for the second season.[12] In March 2022, Beatrice Grannó, Sabrina Impacciatore, and Simona Tabasco joined the starring cast for the second season.[13]

Filming

Principal photography for the series began in October 2020 in Hawaii under COVID-19 guidelines.[39] On November 21, 2020, it was reported that the series was halfway through filming at the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea and was scheduled to film in December at locations around Maui.[40][41] On January 20, 2022, it was announced that the second season would film at the Four Seasons San Domenica Palace in Taormina, Sicily, Italy;[42] on February 28, 2022, HBO confirmed that production had begun there.[34]

Release

The series premiered on July 11, 2021, on HBO.[4] In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, the series premiered on Sky Atlantic on August 16, 2021.[43] The second season is set to premiere on October 30, 2022.[6]

Reception

Critical response

The White Lotus has received acclaim from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 89% based on 95 critic reviews, with an average rating of 8.40/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though its true intentions can get a bit murky, gorgeous vistas, twisty drama, and a pitch perfect cast make The White Lotus a compelling—if uncomfortable—viewing destination."[44] On Metacritic, it has a score of 82 out of 100 based on 39 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[45]

Matthew Jacobs of TV Guide rated it 4.5 out of 5 and wrote that it is "some of the year's best television thus far."[32] Rolling Stone's Alan Sepinwall graded it 3.5 out of 5 stars and called it "frequently uncomfortable, sometimes poetic, occasionally hilarious, and deeply idiosyncratic throughout."[46]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of The White Lotus

No.	Title	Air date	Rating (18–49)	Viewers (millions)	DVR (18–49)	DVR viewers (millions)	Total (18–49)	Total viewers (millions)
1	"Arrivals"	July 11, 2021	0.08	0.420[19]	0.04	0.198	0.12	0.618[19]
2	"New Day"	July 18, 2021	0.06	0.459[20]	0.06	0.298	0.12	0.757[20]
3	"Mysterious Monkeys"	July 25, 2021	0.11	0.478[21]	0.08	0.392	0.19	0.870[21]
4	"Recentering"	August 1, 2021	0.14	0.515[47]	—	—	—	—
5	"The Lotus-Eaters"	August 8, 2021	0.11	0.541[48]	—	—	—	—
6	"Departures"	August 15, 2021	0.17	0.850[23]	0.06	0.349	0.23	1.199[23]

Accolades

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2022	AACTA International Awards	Best Comedy Series	The White Lotus	Won	[49]
		Best Actor in a Series	Murray Bartlett	Won
		Best Actress in a Series	Jennifer Coolidge	Nominated
	American Cinema Editors Awards	Best Edited Limited Series	Heather Persons (for "Mysterious Monkeys")	Nominated	[50]
			John M. Valerio (for "Departures")	Nominated
	Art Directors Guild Awards	Excellence in Production Design for a Television Movie or Limited Series	Laura Fox	Nominated	[51]
	Cinema Audio Society Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series – One Hour	Walter Anderson, Christian Minkler, Ryan Collins, Jeffrey Roy, and Randy Wilson (for "The Lotus Eaters")	Nominated	[52]
	Critics' Choice Television Awards	Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television	Murray Bartlett	Won	[53]
		Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television	Jennifer Coolidge	Won
	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achivement in Comedy Series	Mike White (for "Mysterious Monkeys")	Nominated	[54]
	GLAAD Media Awards	Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series	The White Lotus	Nominated	[55]
	Golden Globe Awards	Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film	Jennifer Coolidge	Nominated	[56]
	Golden Reel Awards	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Limited Series or Anthology	Kathryn Madsen, Paul Hammond, Mark Allen, Stefan Fraticelli, and Mikael Sandgren	Nominated	[57]
	Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards	Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series	The White Lotus	Won	[58]
		Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series	Murray Bartlett	Won
			Steve Zahn	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series	Connie Britton	Nominated
			Jennifer Coolidge	Won
			Alexandra Daddario	Nominated
			Sydney Sweeney	Nominated
		Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series	Mike White (for "Mysterious Monkeys")	Won
		Best Writing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series		Won
	Independent Spirit Awards	Best Male Performance in a New Scripted Series	Murray Bartlett	Nominated	[59]
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series, or Dramatic Special	Natasha Rothwell	Nominated	[60]
	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series	Mike White, David Bernad, Nick Hall, and Mark Kamine	Won	[61] [62] [63]
		Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Murray Bartlett	Won
			Jake Lacy	Nominated
			Steve Zahn	Nominated
		Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Connie Britton	Nominated
			Jennifer Coolidge	Won
			Alexandra Daddario	Nominated
			Natasha Rothwell	Nominated
			Sydney Sweeney	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Mike White	Won
		Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie		Won
	Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Meredith Tucker and Katie Doyle	Won
		Outstanding Contemporary Costumes	Alex Bovaird, Brian Sprouse, and Eileen Stroup (for "Arrivals")	Nominated
		Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special	Cristobal Tapia de Veer (for "Mysterious Monkeys")	Won
		Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music	Cristobal Tapia de Veer	Won
		Outstanding Music Supervision	Janet Lopez (for "Departures")	Nominated
		Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Contemporary Program (One Hour or More)	Laura Fox, Charles Varga, and Jennifer Lukehart	Nominated
		Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	John M. Valerio (for "Departures")	Won
			Heather Persons (for "Mysterious Monkeys")	Nominated
		Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie	Christian Minkler, Ryan Collins, Walter Anderson, and Jeffrey Roy (for "Departures")	Won
	Producers Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Television Series	The White Lotus	Nominated	[64]
	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Murray Bartlett	Nominated	[65]
		Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie	Jennifer Coolidge	Nominated
	Set Decorators Society of America Awards	Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a One Hour Contemporary Series	Jennifer Lukehart and Laura Fox	Nominated	[66]
	Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards	Outstanding Original Score for a Television Production	Cristobal Tapia de Veer	Won	[67]
	Television Critics Association Awards	Program of the Year	The White Lotus	Nominated	[68]
		Outstanding New Program		Nominated
	Writers Guild of America Awards	Original Long Form	Mike White	Nominated	[69]

References

External links

• Official website
• The White Lotus at IMDb 

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[ru] Белый лотос (телесериал)

Белый лотос (англ. The White Lotus) — американский комедийно-драматический телесериал, режиссера Майка Уайта. Премьера сериала состоялась 11 июля 2021 года на канале HBO[1][2]. Сериал снят на Гавайях в конце 2020 года, главные роли исполнили Мюррей Бартлетт, Конни Бриттон, Дженнифер Кулидж, Александра Даддарио, Джейк Лейси, Наташа Ротвелл и Стив Зан. Первый сезон, состоящий из шести серий, описывает жизнь персонала и гостей отеля «Белый лотос» на Гавайях. После хорошей реакции критиков и зрителей, будет отснят второй сезон, в котором будет рассказана история другой группы отдыхающих в другом отеле «Белый лотос».

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