Here Are 15 Shows And Movies To Watch After "The White Lotus"
Last night, we bid farewell to the absolutely wild second season of The White Lotus.
I won't give too much away if you haven't watched yet, but I will say that episode was totally bonkers in the best way.
And if you're anything like me, you're probably looking for something new to fill that White Lotus-sized void in your soul.
But you're in luck! Right here I've got 15 movie and TV recs (all things that I've watched and loved) that you'll have no problem sinking your teeth into as you wait for Season 3:
1.If you love unsuspecting hotel guests getting waaaaaaay in over their heads, try The Resort.
The Resort follows Noah and Emma, a married couple who's celebrating their wedding anniversary with a vacation on the Mayan Riviera. After 10 years of marriage, Noah and Emma hope that this vacation will be the thing that rekindles their relationship. While on an excursion deep in the forest, Emma stumbles upon an old cell phone and suddenly gets pulled into a 15-year-old unsolved mystery of two missing persons. What seemed like a normal vacation becomes a whole new beast.
Starring: William Jackson Harper, Cristin Milioti, Luis Gerardo Méndez, Skyler Gisondo, Nina Bloomgarden, Gabriela Cartol, Nick Offerman, and more
2.If you want to watch a murder mystery but it's not actually scary, try Only Murders in the Building.
Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short play three strangers who are brought together after the tragic death of one of their neighbors, Tim Kono. As fans of a famous true-crime podcast, they band together to create their own podcast, investigate Tim Kono's untimely death...and uncover some shocking secrets they never could've seen coming.
Starring: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Selena Gomez, Aaron Dominguez, Amy Ryan, Cara Delevingne, and more
3.If you love watching not-so-smart characters make horrible decisions that result in utter chaos, try Search Party.
Search Party follows Dory Seif and her group of friends as they delve into the sudden missing person case involving their college acquaintance Chantal Witherbottom. Determined to get to the bottom of Chantal's disappearance, Dory dives into the case head-first, dragging her friends in it with her, whether they like it or not.
Starring: Alia Shawkat, John Reynolds, John Early, Meredith Hagner, Brandon Micheal Hall, and more
4.If you love picturesque landscapes, impending murder, and Laura Dern yelling at people, try Big Little Lies.
When a murder occurs at an elementary school fundraiser in Monterey, California, five mothers become unlikely suspects. The series then flashes back to the first day of school, also known as the day their paths all crossed for the first time. Between the hushed gossip, tragic home lives, and messy scandals, the tension among the women builds as we finally reach a breaking point...and a murder investigation.
Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsg?rd, Adam Scott, Zo? Kravitz, James Tupper, Jeffrey Nordling, Laura Dern, Iain Armitage, Kathryn Newton, Meryl Streep, and more
5.If you've fallen head over heels for Meghann Fahy and need more of her on your TV screen, try The Bold Type.
The Bold Type follows three millennial women, and best friends, who work for the world's hottest (fictional) magazine Scarlet. Over the course of the series, Jane, Sutton, and Kat navigate life in NYC, falling in and out of love, and working their way up the corporate ladder. The series is full of both heartwarming moments and real-life struggles as our leads take whatever life throws at them.
Starring: Katie Stevens, Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, Sam Page, Matt Ward, Melora Hardin, Stephen Conrad Moore, Nikohl Boosheri, and more
6.If you absolutely adore Aubrey Plaza but have already seen all the big things she's been in, try Emily the Criminal.
Aubrey Plaza stars as Emily, a woman who's struggling to pay off her student debt because of a felony conviction that keeps her from getting a well-paying job. In hopes of making a little extra money on the side, she gets wrapped up in the world of credit card fraud, and the dark and scary consequences of it. This movie only just came out this summer, so it's brand new to the Aubrey Plaza cinematic universe.
Starring: Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Gina Gershon, and more
7.If you need a Jennifer Coolidge fix (and who doesn't, tbh?), try The Watcher.
The series follows the real-life story of Nora and Dean Brannock, who after finally moving into their dream home began to receive letters from a stalker who went by the moniker "The Watcher." As they keep their guard high, Nora and Dean soon find out that their eclectic group of neighbors will also cause them more trouble than they ever thought possible.
Starring: Naomi Watts, Bobby Cannavale, Jennifer Coolidge, Margo Martindale, Mia Farrow, and more
8.If you love being so stressed that your entire body is clenched for 50-60 minutes at a time, try Succession.
Succession follows the infamous Roy family, the owners of Waystar RoyCo, a global media and entertainment conglomerate. When their fearless leader and patriarch Logan becomes ill, his children battle for ultimate control of the company. Over the course of the series, Kendall, Shiv, and Roman will stop at nothing to win over their family empire and crush each other in the process.
Starring: Hiam Abbass, Nicholas Braun, Brian Cox, Kieran Culkin, Peter Friedman, Natalie Gold, Matthew Macfadyen, Alan Ruck, Parker Sawyers, Sarah Snook, Jeremy Strong, Rob Yang, Dagmara Domińczyk, Arian Moayed, J. Smith-Cameron, Justine Lupe, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, and more
9.If you love the hotel setting but maybe want to venture away from stressful storylines for a bit, try Acapulco.
Told in a How I Met Your Mother-style narrative, a now-older Máximo tells his nephew the stories of his younger years as an entry-level worker at a glamorous Mexican hotel in Acapulco. The series focuses on Máximo and his colleagues as they're determined to make a better life for themselves and their families. And while young Máximo may have landed his dream job, he quickly realizes there's more to it than meets the eye.
Starring: Eugenio Derbez, Enrique Arrizon, Damián Alcázar, Camila Perez, Raphael Alejandro, Chord Overstreet, Vanessa Bauche, Regina Reynoso, and more
10.If you were so ready for [SPOILER] to become THE final girl, and need a little more of that energy in your life, try Ready Or Not.
Ready or Not follows newlywed Grace as she gets trapped in her new husband's deathly family games. As per family tradition, at midnight on their wedding day, every new member must draw a game card from the Le Domas family's puzzle box. After pulling a "Hide and Seek" card, what seems like a harmless game quickly becomes a fight for her life.
Starring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O'Brien, Elyse Levesque, Nicky Guadagni, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell, Melanie Scrofano, and more
11.If you wanna see a bunch of your favorite actors together in a setting where the only thing they have in common is that they need a vacation, try Nine Perfect Strangers.
When nine strangers gather for a 10-day retreat at Tranquillum House, things aren't always what they seem. While on their trip, each person will discover secrets about each other's pasts and have to come to terms with their own misfortunes. Over the course of the season, each guest will realize that the beloved Tranquillum House has a much darker origin than they originally thought.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Luke Evans, Asher Keddie, Samara Weaving, Melvin Gregg, Tiffany Boone, Manny Jacinto, Grace Van Patten, Zoe Terakes, Regina Hall, Bobby Cannavale, and more
12.If you went through every episode with a brand new theory about who died and how it happened, try Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, tech billionaire Miles Bron hosts a weekend getaway for his closest friends on his remote Greek island. When someone tragically dies during the weekend, Detective Benoit Blanc is put in charge of solving yet another heinous murder. Similar to the movie's predecessor Knives Out, this murder mystery will leave you guessing all the way up until the end.
Starring: Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, Dave Bautista, and more
13.If you love watching a murder-y show where literally every character is unbelievably attractive, try You.
Penn Badgley stars as Joe Goldberg, a bookstore owner and serial killer who develops a very unhealthy obsession with one of his customers. Each season follows Joe to a different location with a new cast of characters as he tries to distance himself from his past and the crimes he's committed. And luckily, Season 4 will start streaming with Part 1on February 9.
Starring: Penn Badgley, Elizabeth Lail, Luca Padovan, Zach Cherry, Shay Mitchell, Victoria Pedretti, Jenna Ortega, James Scully, Ambyr Childers, Carmela Zumbado, Saffron Burrows, Tati Gabrielle, Shalita Grant, Travis Van Winkle, Dylan Arnold, Lukas Gage, Charlotte Ritchie, Tilly Keeper, Amy Leigh Hickman, Ed Speleers, and more
14.If you love watching a show where literally *anybody* could be the murderer, try The Afterparty.
Tiffany Haddish plays Detective Danner, who takes it upon herself to solve the murder of the iconic pop star and actor Xavier, who was just murdered at his high school reunion afterparty. The series includes a range of characters, all of whom attended the party, and each had their own motives for potentially killing Xavier, but only one of them actually did it. Each episode focuses on a different guest and retells their story of what actually happened that night, all while Detective Danner pieces her own theory together.
Starring: Tiffany Haddish, Sam Richardson, Zo? Chao, Ike Barinholtz, Ben Schwartz, Ilana Glazer, Jamie Demetriou, Dave Franco, and more
15.And finally, if you just adore creator Mike White, try Enlightened.
In this other series created by Mike White, Laura Dern stars as health and beauty executive Amy Jellicoe, who returns from a post-nervous breakdown retreat to pick up the pieces of her broken life. Upon returning, Amy has a new lease on life that includes daily meditation and a focus on inner healing. Now, with these new tools, she must reacquaint herself with the messy real world and everything that caused her breakdown in the first place.
Starring: Laura Dern, Luke Wilson, Diane Ladd, Sarah Burns, Timm Sharp, Mike White, and more