The White Lotus S1
Platform: Binge now, first on Showmax
Info: 10 Emmys from 20 nominations: Outstanding limited or anthology series, directing, writing, supporting actor (Murray Bartlett), supporting actress (Jennifer Coolidge), editing, casting, original dramatic score, original main title theme music, and sound mixing.
The most awarded series overall at the 2022 Emmys, The White Lotus is set at an exclusive Hawaiian resort over one highly transformative week, gradually peeling back the glossy veneer of picture-perfect travellers, cheerful hotel employees, and the idyllic locale itself to reveal something far uglier beneath.
HBO’s six-part series won 10 of its 20 nominations, including outstanding limited or anthology series, directing, writing, editing, casting, original dramatic score, original main title theme music, and sound mixing.
Coolidge, as the grieving guest, Tanya, and Bartlett, as hotel manager Armond, won their first Emmys in the supporting actress and actor category respectively.
The Guardian hailed The White Lotus as “2021’s best, and most uncomfortable, show…” describing the comedy drama as a “scathing social satire” and “a ballsy take-no-prisoners state of the nation series”. As they say: “It might not be a relaxing vacation but it won’t be one you’ll forget any time soon.”
Season 2 premieres first on Showmax on 31 October follow a different group of vacationers.