The perfect family vacation is a disaster in the making. The happy young couple on their honeymoon aren’t so happy after all. Appearances are not only deceiving, they’re only just the beginning. Like the resort in which the satire is set, The White Lotus isn’t as idyllic as it looks. While The White Lotus may not be an outlier (put it in the “rich white mess” category of Succession, Big Little Lies, The Undoing and Billions ), it is doing something special.
It’s no longer a flashy moment when it becomes the standard. Who It’s Good For: The era of peak prestige TV may be over since every new television drama series seems to be stacked with an all-star cast, a slow-burning smart script and oozing with satirical cultural critique.
