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paragraph_text: The White Lotus is an American black comedy drama anthology television series created by Mike White for HBO that premiered on July 11, 2021. The series follows the exploits of the guests and staff during a week spent at a fictional luxury global resort hotel chain called "The White Lotus". Each season features a different ensemble cast, with Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, and Jon Gries as the only actors to appear in more than one season. The first season was filmed and set in Hawaii, the second in Sicily, and the third in Thailand.
  
  The White Lotus was greenlit in October 2020 as a miniseries but was adapted to an anthology series by HBO in August 2021: its second season aired from October 30 to December 11, 2022, and its third season from February 16 until April 6, 2025, being delayed by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. The series has been renewed for a fourth season. It is available on Max at the same time as the linear broadcast.
  
  The series has been acclaimed by critics for its writing, acting, characters, humor, and production values and has received several accolades: it has won fifteen Primetime Emmy Awards – including for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series – and two Golden Globes, including for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film. Coolidge won several awards for her performance in the first two seasons, including two Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe, and Murray Bartlett also won an Emmy for his performance in the first season, while White won three Emmys for his writing, directing, and producing.
  
  The White Lotus is an American black comedy drama anthology television series created by Mike White for HBO that premiered on July 11, 2021. The series follows the exploits of the guests and staff during a week spent at a fictional luxury global resort hotel chain called "The White Lotus". Each season features a different ensemble cast, with Jennifer Coolidge, Natasha Rothwell, and Jon Gries as the only actors to appear in more than one season. The first season was filmed and set in Hawaii, the second in Sicily, and the third in Thailand.
  
  The White Lotus was greenlit in October 2020 as a miniseries but was adapted to an anthology series by HBO in August 2021: its second season aired from October 30 to December 11, 2022, and its third season from February 16 until April 6, 2025, being delayed by the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike. The series has been renewed for a fourth season. It is available on Max at the same time as the linear broadcast.
  
  The series has been acclaimed by critics for its writing, acting, characters, humor, and production values and has received several accolades: it has won fifteen Primetime Emmy Awards – including for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series – and two Golden Globes, including for Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film. Coolidge won several awards for her performance in the first two seasons, including two Primetime Emmys and a Golden Globe, and Murray Bartlett also won an Emmy for his performance in the first season, while White won three Emmys for his writing, directing, and producing.