What was it like filming in Sicily? That’s what USA TODAY’s Charles Trepany asked “The White Lotus” cast at the season 2 premiere in Los Angeles.
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The man who ruined vacations is back. Mike White, the comically devilish hand behind HBO’s “The White Lotus,” returns for a second season Sunday (9 EDT/PDT). When confronted with that title, White just laughs and cops to it: “My experience is, on vacation you escape one thing only to find a new set of anxieties and hard truths about yourself and those close to you.”
That’s the thematic scaffolding that supports both seasons of the pandemic-spawned hit, which last year was nominated for 20 Emmys and won 10, including best limited series, best director for White and best supporting actor awards for Murray Bartlett and Jennifer Coolidge.
This season, we’re at the “White Lotus” in Taormina in Sicily, Italy, (a stand-in for the real San Domenico Palace hotel, another Four Seasons property). Once again, a shocking death opens the season, and we quickly meet the hotel’s neurotic general manager, Valentina (a compelling Sabrina Impacciatore) and a mostly new set of guests who seem to have more problems than fun.
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