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Dec 2022
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White Lotus Season 2 - Interview with Mi...

VANITY FAIR
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Vanity Fair's Richard Lawson and Chris Murphy devoured all of the second season of The White Lotus on HBO, and are wrapping up the year with an interview with series creator, writer, and director of the show: Mike White!

This week, find out which one of the story lines was hardest to write, Jennifer Coolidge and the murderous gays, how White decided on the themes of the second season and what to expect in the future when The White Lotus ventures into a third season!

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