Television

January stressed us all out, we need a vacation and we don’t want to deal with long flights. HBO has us covered; travel to the luxurious White Lotus resort in Thailand with your favorite cast of privileged and accident-prone vacationers for Season 3 of the series’ signature blend of dark comedy and social satire. 

Creator Mike White has hinted that this installment will explore themes of death and Eastern spirituality, providing a satirical look at cultural and spiritual conflicts. Sounds like a perfect setting for Jennifer Coolidge’s game-for-anything character Tanya in Seasons 1 and 2 – but she met with a bumpy end when we last saw her.

This season Carrie Coon, Michelle Monaghan, and Leslie Bibb are friends reuniting for a girls’ trip. Jason Isaacs and Parker Posey are a wealthy couple vacationing with their children. Filming took place across Thailand including Bangkok and Phuket showcasing the country’s stunning landscapes. 

There is always a murder at The White Lotus (can’t imagine the insurance liability if this was a documentary!); Season 3 builds up to a mysterious death. In the meantime, you can enjoy the stunning scenery and get your shocked face ready for over the top storylines. Adults or sarcastic teens recommended.

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Los Angeles, the town that originated spin-offs, revamps and comebacks is becoming the home destination of the latest spin-off, Suits LA, based on the 2011 hit series Suits which aired until 2019. Suits was nominated for and won many awards including SAG and People’s Choice Awards. Set in a fictional New York Corporate law firm, Suits followed Mike Ross (Pretty Little Liars’ Patrick J. Adams), a college dropout with a photographic memory, as he works his way up in the law firm alongside Harvey Specter (A Love Song for Bobby Long’s Gabriel Macht.).

Suits LA is a spin-off set in Los Angeles and follows Ted Black (Arrow’s Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor who becomes a defense attorney representing the most powerful clients in the Los Angeles entertainment industry. His firm is at a crisis point, and to survive he must embrace a role he held in contempt his entire career. He is surrounded by a cast of characters Bryan Greenberg (The Mindy Project), Josh McDermitt (The Walking Dead), Lex Scott Davis (Training Day), and Gabriel Macht (returning as Harvey Specter.) Showrunner and Executive Producer Aaron Korsh says that throughout the series events slowly unravel that led Ted to leave behind everything and everyone he loved.

Suits LA will premiere on February 23, 2025, on NBC.

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Alan Cumming is deliciously malicious on the hit reality series The Traitors. Now back for season three (currently streaming on Peacock), the show has what I think is the best line-up of “traitors” and “faithfuls” ever. 

The premise is that Alan invites houseguests to Ardross Castle in the Scottish Islands. It’s as if the best of the best from a bevy of hit reality shows compete for a chance to win a cash prize. Cumming secretly chooses traitors while the faithfuls try to figure out who they are while the traitors manipulate them. There are challenges each week where the two groups compete to add money to a pot and a chance to gain a “shield” which would save them from being “murdered” (eliminated from the game). That’s right, the traitors also “murder” a faithful each night! This season, the addition of “Boston” Rob Mariano (Survivor) is fantastic! He is the master of all things on these reality shows — sort of the “godfather” of reality television … I wouldn’t cross him! I predict he will do very well. 

Also joining Mariano are Tom Sandoval (Vanderpump Rules), Ciara Miller (Summer House), Dorinda Medley (Real Housewives of NY), Bob Harper (The Biggest Loser), Bob the Drag Queen, Chanel Ayan (Real Housewives of Dubai), and Dolores Catania (Real Housewives of NJ). Watch!

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Noah Wyle, best known for his role as Dr. John Carter on ER (1994–2005), is co-producing, writing, and starring in an intriguing, fast-paced new drama called The Pitt (now streaming on MAX). Created by R. Scott Gemmill, the action never stops. Each episode depicts one-hour of a shift in a fictional hospital emergency room in Pittsburgh., PA. The first season depicts a single day, hour by hour. The format is very similar to Fox’s hit series 24.  

The ER is filled with a lively group of senior resident doctors, nurses, and interns. Wyle’s character, senior attending physician Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, oversees literally everything while the chaos unfolds around him. Once again, Wyle shines in a starring role. The series also features Katherine LaNasa (Imposters), Taylor Dearden (daughter of Bryan Cranston!), Isa Briones (Goosebumps), Fiona Dourif (Chucky), Shabana Azeez, Tracy Ifeachor, Supriya Ganesh, Gerran Howell, Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, Jalen Thomas Brooks, and Ned Brower.

The scenes are so well choreographed and brilliantly played out like a ballet… as the story moves from patient to patient. High pressure and stressful situations abound. Sound pretty intense? It is! The reviews have been fantastic, and I agree. I’m all in. Hold on for the ride! New episodes of The Pitt air on Thursdays at 9pm.

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