From there, the episode dials back a week, as the season’s principal players arrive to their modern Fantasy Island-like resort. Just as before, “White Lotus” mastermind Mike White introduces a bevy of new characters, and while they all seem easy to read at first, make no mistake – there’s definitely more lurking underneath here.

The White Lotus will be bringing back a familiar face for its third season, but it’s not Tanya McQuoid (played by Jennifer Coolidge). Instead, the new outing set at a wellness resort in Thailand will be bringing back Natasha Rothwell as Belinda Lindsey,

When we last saw spa manager Belinda Lindsay (Natasha Rothwell), spa manager of the Hawaii resort, in the season one finale of The White Lotus, she'd just learnt the hard way that you should never put your faith in a flighty rich person.