Who’s ready to check back in to The White Lotus?
Mike White’s scathing social satire returns to HBO this month with a brand-new location and an all-new ensemble. Well, almost all new.
Yes, the gay gods are looking out for us because Jennifer Coolidge’s affection-craving Tanya McQuoid is back for another stay! This time, she’s off to sceninc Siciliy, bringing along the beau she met back in Hawaii (Jon Gries, also returning), as well as her plucky assistant (Haley Lu Richardson).
“Whenever I stay at a White Lotus,” Coolidge’s Tanya says, “I always have a memorable time. Always.”
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But it seems like Tanya might be something of an Angel Of Death for the swanky hotel chain since the new season’s trailer shows someone getting walked across the beach in a body bag. Do we have another murder mystery on our hands?
If so, The White Lotus: Sicily offers up plenty of potential victims—and suspects. Among the many vacationers we’ll meet are: the DiGrassos, three generations of men who seem to have their fair share of “lady problems” (played by F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli, and Adam DiMarco).
There’s also a pair of sexy, young, well-to-do couples who apparently don’t know what to do with all the money they’ve got. Aubrey Plaza and Will Sharpe play one pair, while Meghann Fahy and Theo James star as the other. Sexual tensions inevitably arise.
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And, though Murray Bartlett will be sorely missed, we’re excited to see what Italian actress Sabrina Impacciatore does as this season’s hotel manager. She’s surely going to have her hands full (we just suggest she stays away from her guests’ luggage).
Fresh off of an Emmys sweep in the “Limited or Anthology Series” categories, Mike White’s The White Lotus: Sicily premieres on HBO (and simultaneously streams on HBO Max) on October 30.
You can watch the long-awaited trailer below:
gregg2010
Should heterosexuals be allowed to marry when they take the awesome sanctity of marriage and cheapen it at every opportunity? “White Lotus” is a prime example of the sordid sex lives of this segment of our society.
ron2013
Well said!
bachy
“A man does what he has to do. Just keep it tight.”
Pass the (unbuttered) popcorn!
Just.my.opinion
Murray Bartlett’s Emmy win was the only deserved one. The first season was not good enough to deserve a second season.
Diplomat
Love this show but there wasn’t a splash of gay in that trailer. However I’m sure we’re in for a gay ol time. Somewhat.