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Season 3 – The White Lotus

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Feb 2025

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An all-star cast head to a resort and unleash their worst, most privileged impulses. The series is a sharp social satire following the exploits of various guests and employees of the fictional White Lotus resort chain, whose stay becomes affected by their various dysfunctions. A week in the life of vacationers is unravelled 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.

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Critics Consensus

Darker and more patient with its storytelling than previous seasons while brandishing a superb new ensemble full of acidic performances, The White Lotus' third season offers a spiritual respite that shivs the soul.

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Judy Berman

TIME Magazine

Jun 6, 2025

I still can’t think of another show that so thrillingly builds tension and explodes pieties purely through piercing dialogue exchanged by ideally cast actors.

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Drew Gregory

Autostraddle

Apr 15, 2025

Mike White is a strong enough writer that even when there’s less cohesion it’s still going to be enjoyable to watch.

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Sarah Manavis

New Statesman

Mar 27, 2025

Viewers can continue to tell themselves they are getting something out of watching privileged characters in paradise having a less than perfect time, but it’s increasingly difficult to say that it is anything close to good.

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Emma Rowley

Tech Advisor

Aug 21, 2026

4.5/5

Season three of the White Lotus steps away from the soapy farce of season two and strikes a new, murkier tone. It’s as watchable as ever, with a brilliant new cast, but the comedy is even darker and more unsettling.

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Rick Bentley

KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)

Sep 15, 2025

A-

Mike White continues to show how pain and suffering can thrive even in the most lavish settings. It is that contrast that makes the series so strong.

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Srijoni Rudra

Digital Mafia Talkies

Aug 23, 2025

The White Lotus is a masterclass in interconnected storylines. The brilliance lies in how smoothly the story unfolds. Every shot is calculated, and the juxtaposition of shots to deliver a message is rare on television these days.

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Gian T

@gian13 3 days ago

Trama interesante, sin poder saber hasta el último minuto como se desenvuelve la historia. La música 1A. Aunque sigue la línea de la serie, da un giro distinto en el desarrollo de la historia.

Rob G

@Oxbow99 5 days ago

Very slow compared to the first 2 seasons. Writers got lazy.

Gareth V

@geewah Aug 24, 2026

Season 3 is a gorgeous, ambitious swing that occasionally connects but more often feels unfocused. The cast is uniformly excellent and the setting is breathtaking, but the script can't quite justify either. Still worth watching for the performances and locations, just don't expect the tightness of Season 1 or the audacity of Season 2.

t C

@TC002 Aug 24, 2026

One of the most intriguing TV series currently available. Hopefully many more seasons to come.

Aline L

@alnllaee26 Aug 8, 2026

Season three is about parents and children, and about expectations — great ones. It kept reminding me of Dickens: an inheritance that curses everyone it touches, a young man raised to believe he is owed a future, and the slow discovery that the money was always dirty. What Mike White understands is that none of these people can simply talk. A single honest conversation, five minutes long, would spare every family here. Instead they have to survive a full Shakespearean tragedy just to check out of a hotel. That's the joke, and it's a cruel one. It rhymes with season one more than season two — the same family unravelling under its own decency. But season one was tighter. Less absurd, and much less sad. This one is loose where the first was exact, and it goes to places I'm not sure it earns. Still: I won't forget the fawn's eyes.

Zachary P

@RT74911332 Jun 27, 2026

Great if you like incest and other degeneracy.

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Episode 1

Aired Feb 16, 2025

Episode 1

The exploits of various guests and employees at a tropical resort over the span of a week.

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Episode 2

Aired Feb 23, 2025

Special Treatments

Kate and Jaclyn discuss Laurie's divorce, while Timothy gets bad business news; Rick shares trauma during meditation with Amrita; Chelsea bonds with Chloe and Gaitok reveals feelings to Mook.

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Episode 3

Aired Mar 2, 2025

The Meaning of Dreams

When Saxon starts getting work calls, Timothy decides the family should follow the resort's no phone rule; after going to town with Rick, Chelsea encounters another difficult situation.

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Episode 4

Aired Mar 9, 2025

Hide or Seek

Jaclyn drags her friends to a nearby resort, but the party atmosphere is far from what she expected; Rick finally tells Chloe about his past.

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Episode 5

Aired Mar 16, 2025

Full-Moon Party

Chloe convinces Lochlan, Saxon and Chelsea to continue the party on the yacht; Jaclyn, Laurie and Kate go to a club with Valentin and his comrades; Rick visits an old friend.

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Episode 6

Aired Mar 23, 2025

Denials

In the wake of the festivities, Laurie finds herself feeling deceived by Jaclyn, while Saxon tries to bury what happened the night before.

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Episode 7

Aired Mar 30, 2025

Killer Instincts

In Bangkok, Rick meets face-to-face with the man he thinks ruined his life; a nervous Belinda brings Zion along to Chloe's expat party; Saxon confronts Timothy about how strange he's been acting since they arrived in Thailand.

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Episode 8

Aired Apr 6, 2025

Amor Fati

Laurie, Jaclyn, and Kate reckon with their friendship; Timothy comes up with a shocking plan for his family; Belinda considers a deal.

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