Spotlight Religion blooms in third season of 'White Lotus' BRUCE R. MILLER Feb 22, 2025 Feb 22, 2025 Updated Apr 2, 2025 0 1 of 4 The family in "The White Lotus," from left: Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola. HBO/MAX Parker Posey plays the Southern mom who expounds on everything in "The White Lotus." HBO Max Natasha Rothwell returns for the third season of "The White Lotus." HBO/MAX While on a trip in Thailand, siblings Sam Nivola, from left, Sarah Catherine Hook and Patrick Schwarzenegger learn plenty in "The White Lotus." HBO/MAX Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save BRUCE R. MILLER Acting in the latest edition of “The White Lotus” is like “living inside a screensaver,” says star Natasha Rothwell.kAmq642FD6 :E H2D D9@E :? %92:=2?5[ E96 5C2>2 82G6 96C – 2?5 @E96CD :? 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