Goldberg introduced a segment about the HBO drama's inclusion of a Donald Trump-voting character by calling the show "The Caucasian Lotus."
"The White Lotus," on HBO, is all about Americans behaving badly in tropical locales, and the third season is set in Thailand. The series is stacked with American celebrities. It's also catapulted a 77-year-old Thai actress to global fame.
HBO and Max (wisely) embrace the power of franchise IP. This year, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the third live-action TV series set in the Game of Thrones universe, will premiere on HBO, following 2019’s Watchmen and last year’s The Penguin and Dune: Prophecy.
On "White Lotus," Greg plotted to kill his heiress wife Tanya. But actors Jon Gries and Jennifer Coolidge aren't letting that stop a good time.
Friends don’t often stay friends at the White Lotus. Season 1 drove a wedge between the college student Paula (Brittany O’Grady) and her richer friend Olivia (Sydney Sweeney). In Season 2, the newly wealthy Ethan (Will Sharpe) fell out with his obnoxious former roommate, Cameron. (And maybe swapped wives? Unclear.)
HBO's anthology is a class satire that skewers high-end tourism, but for Season 3, it also has served as an ad for luxury travel with partnership and marketing deals.