Depending on how you looked at it, the success of “The White Lotus” Season 1 was either a blessing or a curse. For fans of Mike White’s cult series “Enlightened,” it felt like a second chance for the writer-director’s work to get the attention it deserved; to be more than a niche, unseen series that HBO would pull the plug on. But for those who believed HBO should’ve left another hit limited series in “Big Little Lies” firmly in the limited series realm (instead of following up with a disappointing second season), it felt like “The White Lotus” — which was billed as a limited series and competed as such at the Emmys — was tempting fate.
‘The White Lotus’ Season 2 Review: HBO Series Jets to Italy and Scores With Sprawling Storyline
Mike White returns to write and direct every episode of the new season, with Jennifer Coolidge as the only returning character
