The White Lotus: Season 1

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The White Lotus: In The Weeks Ahead

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: July 11, 2021

Summary: The satirical limited series created by Mike White gradually reveals the truth behind the seemingly perfect guests and staff at an exclusive Hawaiian resort over the course of a week.

Genre(s): Comedy, Movie/Mini-Series

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Empire Boyd Hilton

Sep 20, 2021

A mercilessly sharp satire of toxic wealth, entitlement and class exploitation with a truly radical, subversive tone that separates it from the crowd. Read full review

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The Guardian Benjamin Lee

Jul 9, 2021

The White Lotus isn’t insisting itself as a state of the nation satire but White’s deft and unforgiving writing manages what so many others have tried and failed to do in the last five years. He’s created a deeply funny and bracingly topical piece of art that prods and provokes without preaching. His show says more about class, sex and race because it’s not directly about those issues, remembering, vitally, that to send a message, one has to package it well. Read full review

Tom Long

Jul 8, 2021

“The White Lotus” sneaks essential questions in between the laughs. It is certainly among the year’s best TV offerings. Read full review

Darren Franich

Jul 7, 2021

In this self-dissection of wealthy Caucasian self-awareness, some subplots are just navel-gazing. ... Still, I got wrapped up in the dreamy dramedy. Looking's Bartlett stuns as a tightly wound perfectionist falling way off the wagon. Rothwell, hysterical on Insecure, goes 180 degrees as a wellness worker bee carrying the weight of moneyed sorrow. Coming off The Handmaid's Tale, Sharp Objects, and Euphoria, Sweeney confirms herself as the generational representative for soulful perversity. Read full review

Cassie da Costa

Jul 9, 2021

It’s a lot of people to keep track of, yet White’s writing and direction intertwine their stories in an ambitious, novelistic manner. There’s the morbid fun of trying to guess who dies and how, as well as the subtler work of understanding these characters, none of whose behaviors are easy to predict. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Jul 13, 2021

If you can't find something in here to enjoy, you're just not trying very hard. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Jul 8, 2021

Granted, there are times when the bleak humor is smart, and this is a very well-acted show, but too many of the characters never rise above caricature. Read full review

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MetaLA

Jul 11, 2021

MIKE WHITE! I really think he was on Survivor on the next island over and making this show, simultaneously. that's what I'm just going to believe. period.

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StreamerLA

Jul 11, 2021

Jennifer Coolidge for the world to see! That score! The cinematography! Mike White - he's been pretty tremendous but this feels like another level. Loved.

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CelloAfoxx

Jul 28, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mike white has outdone himself with the writing and direction of this show. Highly addictive and i was so disappointed to find it was a mini series. Unless they opt to make it an anthology and have new cast each season. The authenticity of each character shines bright.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

geewah

Feb 23, 2022

One of 2021's best shows.
A brilliantly written, sharp satire set in an Hawaiian resort, where not everyone and everything is quite what it seems. Murray Bartlett is particular deserves some kudos as he shines as Armond, and the rest of the characters are superbly cast is this morbidlyOne of 2021's best shows.
A brilliantly written, sharp satire set in an Hawaiian resort, where not everyone and everything is quite what it seems. Murray Bartlett is particular deserves some kudos as he shines as Armond, and the rest of the characters are superbly cast is this morbidly gripping tale.… Expand

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frozenpinky

Oct 25, 2021

Intriguing. Entertaining. Unique. Funny. Dark. I had no idea about this until someone suggested it to me. Glad I have HBO Max. So much better than Nine Perfect Strangers over on Hulu.

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Likovsky

Sep 19, 2021

the great ironic story of human greed for possession.
little bit slow but worth this time spending

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erlik

Jul 21, 2021

One-note characters doing the same thing over and over. This seems to be intended as satire, but satire requires 1.) some measure of subtlety, 2.) a story that's interesting on its own merits, and 3.) at least some characters who are more than simply an embodiment of their satiricalOne-note characters doing the same thing over and over. This seems to be intended as satire, but satire requires 1.) some measure of subtlety, 2.) a story that's interesting on its own merits, and 3.) at least some characters who are more than simply an embodiment of their satirical underpinning. This fails on all three counts.

Maybe it gets better, but after the first episode I find myself shocked that this was even made. It's appallingly bland for HBO.… Expand

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Season 1

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  Air Date: July 11, 2021
- No episode information is currently available for this season