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Jan 2025
39m 16s

Episode 1: Origins

HBO
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Host Evan Ross Katz examines how The White Lotus came to be and how it almost didn’t. He’s joined by the show’s creator Mike White, executive producer David Bernad, HBO’s EVP of Drama Programming Francesca Orsi, and casting director Meredith Tucker on how The Untitled Mike White Project was conceived, developed and cast to become The White Lotus. Plus, he talks to actors Jennifer Coolidge, Murray Bartlett, Jon Gries, and Lukas Gage on their fascinating journeys to becoming their characters.

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