The White Lotus season 3 episode 1 spoilers follow.
The White Lotus is back for season 3, seeing a bunch of entitled guests holidaying in another dreamy but deadly location.
Creator Mike White brings a brand new, stacked cast to Thailand this time around, throwing a couple of familiar faces into the mix in some jaw-dropping moments.
As is customary for the satirical show, the prologue teases a murder taking place in the wellness haven for the wealthy, with fans are calling this chapter the "best" and most "twisted" yet.
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With the premiere on February 16, The White Lotus might've teased the highest body count in the history of the show as the resort becomes the site of a shooting.
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The intro cuts to one week earlier, as the most annoying people you could think of – and wellness therapist Belinda (Natasha Rothwell), who returns from season 1 – gather for an expensive getaway of meditation and mayhem.
Killings aside, The White Lotus continues exposing the privileges of the rich with gusto, amping the schadenfreude to the max as viewers relish in the comeuppance hopefully awaiting some of the characters.
"Seems like this is going to be more disturbing than ever. I can feel it," one fan noted on Instagram after the season premiere.
"This season is so twisted right from the start," another wrote, while another called it "the best one yet".
The premiere also featured the surprising return of Greg, Tanya McQuoid's former husband and played by Jon Gries. Commenting on the twist, one fan said they "gasped".
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"My family who has never seen the first two seasons were alarmed to say the least," they added.
"My jaw was on the floor MULTIPLE times. Mike White is NOT playing for season 3," a fifth person commented. "That opening scene had me on the edge of my seat and almost scared for the first time in White Lotus history! The tension was immensely palpable!"
Alongside Rothwell, this instalment stars Sex Education's Aimee Lou Wood and Fallout's Walton Goggins as toxic lovers Chelsea and Rick, as well as Parker Posey and Jason Isaacs as the parents of a dysfunctional, possibly incestuous family plus Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, and Leslie Bibb as a trio of terrible friends.
Blackpink's Lisa (credited as Lalisa Manobal), Lek Patravadi, Tayme Thapthimthong, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Sam Nivola also feature.
The White Lotus season three premiered on February 16 on HBO and Max in the US and February 17 on Sky and NOW in the UK. Seasons 1-2 are available to stream on Sky and NOW.
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