The HBO dark comedy series “The White Lotus,” created by Mike White, centres on a group of tourists and the employees that look after them at the namesake opulent hotel in Hawaii. The series doesn’t spare any of its characters, regardless of their background, despite the fact that it is primarily a cutting satire on privilege and classism. We’ve got you covered if you’ve grown to love the programme and are looking for stuff that is similar. The majority of these programmes that are comparable to “The White Lotus” are available on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, or HBO Max.
Death In Paradise (2011)
The first book in the British-French series “Death in Paradise,” which is set on the fictitious Caribbean island of Saint Marie, opens with a death, just like in “The White Lotus.” Ben Miller’s character, Detective Inspector Richard Poole, is dispatched to the island to look into a police officer’s murder. Poole joins forces with DS Camille Bordey (Sara Martins), and they start searching the criminal underworld of his new neighbourhood for the offender. It quickly becomes clear that Poole and Bordey work well together despite having quite different personalities.
Enlightened (2011-2013)
Enlightened, an HBO comedy-drama series with distinct satirical aspects, was also produced by White in partnership with Laura Dern, much like “The White Lotus.” It tells the tale of Amy Jellicoe (Dern), a 40-year-old executive who is focused on her business and experiences a nervous breakdown before taking time off work to visit a holistic rehabilitation facility. She swears she won’t make the same mistakes again when she gets home. She hopes that her renewed optimism would encourage her loved ones as well. But because they are in a different stage of life than she is, her attempts cause them to clash.
Parks and Recreation (2009-2015)
The NBC show “Parks and Recreation” has an underlying optimism that permeates every scene, despite being a genuine political satire and a mockumentary. It is based on a variety of local government personnel and is set in the fictional town of Pawnee, Indiana. The audience’s capacity to appreciate the humour is frequently significantly reliant on it in both “Parks and Recreation” and “The White Lotus.”
South Park (1997-)
The ground-breaking animated sitcom “South Park” on Comedy Central centres on the misadventures of South Park, Colorado, youngsters Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormick. Despite having young boys as its main characters, “South Park” parodies a variety of aspects of American life, including entertainment, politics, religion, and culture. The humour of both episodes seems to come from the same dark and deep place, as they are ultimately unfettered satires on human nature, even if “The White Lotus” is considerably more constrained in its scope and has significantly less profanity in its dialogue.
Succession (2018-)
One of the best social satires ever made is probably found in “Succession,” another HBO series. It centres on the billion-dollar media conglomerate Waystar RoyCo, which is run by the Roy family. Logan (Brian Cox), the family patriarch, begins to have significant problems, which sparks a bitter and desperate battle for control of the family amongst his four children, Connor (Alan Ruck), Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Roman (Kieran Culkin), and Siobhan “Shiv” Roy (Sarah Snook). Similar to “The White Lotus,” “Succession” is a gloriously wicked comedy that pokes fun at society’s elite.
The Resort (2022-)
The Resort, a comedy-drama on Starz, follows two parallel timelines. When Emma (Cristin Milioti) and Noah (William Jackson Harper) travel to Yucatán, Mexico, in 2022 for their 10th wedding anniversary, Emma discovers an old cell phone that belonged to Sam Knowlston (Skyler Gisondo), a young man who vanished 15 years prior along with fellow traveller Violet Thompson (Nina Bloomgarden). As Emma and Noah seek to learn the truth about what actually happened to the two adolescents, the story jumps back and forth between 2022 and 2007. Like “The White Lotus,” “The Resort” is located in a tropical area and centres on the hotel’s visitors and personnel. The Resort is a magic realism series about time, in contrast to “The White Lotus,” which is a stinging commentary on contemporary life.
The Righteous Gemstones (2019-)
The Righteous Gemstones, an HBO production created and starring Danny McBride, is the tale of the titular family, televangelists who run the Gemstone Salvation Center. They have accumulated a substantial amount of riches and power and are constantly looking for ways to grow the extremely successful business. John Goodman plays the family patriarch Dr. Eli Gemstone, while Danny McBride plays Jesse, Eli’s eldest son. The Righteous Gemstones offers scathing comments on the ultra-rich, much like “The White Lotus.” In contrast, McBride’s programme goes a step farther and discusses religion.
The Office (UK) (2001-2003)
The great minds of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant produced the original BBC version of “The Office.” It is a scathing parody of British workplace culture. The show, which was created in the form of a mockumentary, is set in the Slough office of Wernham Hogg, a paper manufacturer. David Brent, the branch’s general manager, is portrayed by Gervais as a self-deluded and hypocritical man who makes every effort to avoid controversy despite his position within the organisation. The satire in “The Office” makes its audience extremely uncomfortable because it is so realistic, just like in “The White Lotus.”
