The opening scene of The White Lotus instantly dispels any preconceptions about the nature of the resort.
The islands are sultry places; you can’t help but get off with whoever you find yourself next to, or – especially in The White Lotus – confess neuroses to which you would never normally admit.
Like the light-crime juggernaut Death in Paradise, or the interminable mysteriathon Lost, The White Lotus embraces the island’s treacherous mystery right from the start.
Last week, HBO’s The White Lotus launched on Sky Atlantic.