The White Lotus (2021)

Comedy · Drama · Mystery

Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself.

IMDb rating: 8.0 (335,671 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (2021)

7.67 avg 6 episodes 7.3 → 7.8 59 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Arrivals	7.3	9,187
2	New Day	7.4	7,608
3	Mysterious Monkeys	7.7	7,327
4	Recentering	7.8	7,069
5	The Lotus-Eaters	8.0	7,024
6	Departures	7.8	7,654

Season 2 (2022)

8.07 avg 7 episodes 7.6 → 8.8 62 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ciao	7.6	8,012
2	Italian Dream	7.7	6,599
3	Bull Elephants	7.9	6,489
4	In the Sandbox	8.1	6,417
5	That's Amore	8.4	6,989
6	Abductions	8.0	6,263
7	Arrivederci	8.8	9,919

Season 3 (2025)

7.48 avg 8 episodes 7.3 → 7.9 65 min avg

Shape drift

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Same Spirits, New Forms	7.3	9,439
2	Special Treatments	7.2	6,933
3	The Meaning of Dreams	6.9	6,649
4	Hide or Seek	7.4	6,443
5	Full-Moon Party	7.9	7,580
6	Denials	7.7	6,428
7	Killer Instincts	7.5	5,917
8	Amor Fati	7.9	10,291

The White Lotus (2021)

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