White Lotus is a sharp drama. It shows lives of rich vacationers and staff at a fancy Hawaiian resort. With big names like Jennifer Coolidge, Murray Bartlett and Alexandra Daddario, this show dives into privilege and power. Secrets unfold, tensions rise. Who will make it through this wild social commentary? It keeps you guessing.

Meet the characters from The White Lotus

Olivia Mossbacher

Olivia is that delightfully sharp-tongued, painfully observant intellect who can reduce a conversation to rubble with one perfect eye-roll. She’s cynical and dry and absolutely loves pointing out hypocrisy, but also weirdly sentimental in private (she keeps a notebook with half-finished poems, I swear). She’s both politically woke and kind of exhausted by everything, which is basically peak millennial parent energy. Loves a good rant, then will immediately apologize for ranting — so contradictory, and I live for it.

Shane Patton

Shane is the poster child for entitled privilege — obsessed with perfection, hotel rooms, and his precious sense of being right about the tiniest details. He’s prickly and aggressively particular (like, counts the towels kind of particular) and also so insecure it peeks out at the worst times. He says he loves his wife but also treats her like a trophy, which is messy and makes you squirm. He’s almost cartoonishly infuriating but also strangely, embarrassingly human when he panics.

Armond

Armond is the immaculate, professional hotel manager until the pressure cracks him and he turns into this spectacular, tragic meltdown machine. He cares fiercely about service and pride — towels, menus, schedules — like they are his religion, and then everything unravels in a very relatable “I’m losing it” way. He’s polished but fragile, funny in a bitter way, and somehow you end up rooting for him even as he combusts. One minute zen master, next minute chaos, honestly you can’t look away.

Nicole Mossbacher

Nicole is the successful, no-nonsense executive who carries herself with competence and a low-key boss energy that’s hard not to admire. She’s practical and protective (especially with her family), but she’s also quietly judgmental sometimes — she’ll tell you the truth bluntly and then feel bad about it later. She’s the kind of person who packs snacks and business cards and also secretly cries during sappy movie scenes, which is unfairly adorable. Strong, steady, and occasionally surprisingly sentimental, and yes, she has a scarily organized briefcase.

Mark Mossbacher

Mark is the awkward, midlife-crisis-y dad who overthinks everything — like, he turns a hangnail into a philosophical crisis. He’s sensitive and kind of neurotic, funny in a painfully self-aware way, and he obsesses over things until they become hilarious (or tragic, depends on the day). He wants to be deeper than he feels and sometimes succeeds, other times he just makes you cringe and then laugh. He’s both endearing and a complete mess — like a veteran of embarrassing honesty.

Paula

Paula is fiery, politically sharp, and carries righteous anger like it’s couture — the friend who will call you out and then hand you a pamphlet. She’s passionate about justice and resentful about privilege, and sometimes that righteous energy veers into petty territory (juicy, human, relatable!). She’s smart and intense and has this streak of vulnerability you only see when she’s around people she trusts. Equal parts activist and honestly petty friend, which I adore.

Tanya McQuoid

Tanya is the dramatic, aching, fabulously wealthy mess who wants to be seen and comforted and will buy a whole resort if it makes her feel better. She’s theatrical, grieving, a bit narcissistic but also heartbreakingly lonely — like a glittery onion with layers of trauma. Obsessed with crystals, vocal about feelings, and yet somehow blissfully naive in all the wrong ways (and sometimes the right ways, shockingly). She’ll sing show tunes in the bathroom and then start philosophizing about death and caterpillars, it’s wild.

Rachel Patton

Rachel is the sweet, newlywed who’s charmingly insecure and constantly seeking validation — like she’s trying to be cool but also just wants things to go smoothly. She’s practical and modern and tries to be honest but will sometimes say the quiet little lie to keep the peace, which is painfully real. She’s earnest, a tiny bit unsure about adulting, and really wants to believe in romance even when the world is messy. She’s the friend you want to hug and also hand a planner to.

Belinda

Belinda is the impossibly kind, hopeful spa manager who radiates warmth and genuinely wants to help people (and also dreams big, like opening her own place kind of big). She’s nurturing, professional, and a little too eager to please sometimes, which makes her heartbreakingly vulnerable to being taken advantage of. She smells faintly of lavender and always has a trick or two up her sleeve for calming guests, but don’t be fooled — she’s ambitious underneath that smile. She’s the quiet backbone, a soft storm of competence and hurt.

Quinn Mossbacher

Quinn is the detached, nature-loving teen with a camera and a permanent air of mild confusion about the adult world. He’s thoughtful and quiet, probably naps in weird places, and sometimes seems more present in the waves than in conversations (which is kind of his whole vibe). He’s observant in a low-key way and occasionally drops surprisingly deep lines that make you go “wait, did he just say that?” He’s both aloof and unexpectedly soulful — like a wandering poet who forgot his notebook.