HBO’s “White Lotus” will come back after this Sunday’s finale. The limited series from Mike White is ending its run but HBO says it will return with new characters set at different locale in the White Lotus chain.
Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming says in a statement: “Mike has once again delivered a quintessential HBO show, and it’s the talk of the town. We were thrilled to hear where he wanted to go next, after closing this epic chapter in Hawaii, and can’t wait to keep following him wherever he takes us.”
The ratings aren’t yet in for this past Sunday, but the show’s average numbers are around 450K a week. The show will conclude this Sunday with the reveal of who was being loaded in a coffin onto a plane in the first episode. If it’s not the hotel manager, played by Murray Bartlett, White would be smart to have him continue as manager of the next White Lotus property.
It’s too bad “White Lotus” came out after the Emmy deadline. And there are no Golden Globes from them to look forward to. But a lot of the cast deserves nominations for acting, and the writing has improved from week to week. Jennifer Coolidge would have been a slam dunk for Best Supporting Actress, easily.
