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When The White Lotus star Natasha Rothwell arrived in Hawaii, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, to act in a class satire set at a luxury resort, she wasn’t sure how the show would be received—or about the future at large. “When we did Season 1, there was no promise of a Season 2,” she points out.

It’s hot. Or, as Mike White, the creator of The White Lotus puts it bluntly, “really f-cking hot.” Not that the 110°F scorch prevents Patrick Schwarzenegger, son of Arnold, from doing push-ups as the crew prepares for another take. As the scene’s cast clambers onto sun loungers by the Four Seasons Koh Samui infinity pool, three burly Thai guys in wide-brimmed straw hats and sodden neck towels wade into the water clutching towering reflectors.

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 3 of “The Traitors” U. K., airing on the BBC and streaming on BBC iPlayer. Put on your fingerless gloves, apply your dark eyeliner and fetch for a raven. Tonight is the finale of “The Traitors,” Britain’s biggest reality show, and right now it feels the most unpredictable […]

Brian Cox is set to make his return to Scottish theater after a decade-long hiatus in “Make It Happen,” a new satirical play about the 2008 Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) collapse from acclaimed playwright James Graham (“Dear England,” “Sherwood”). The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning “Succession” star will play renowned 18th century Scottish economist Adam […]

Finland’s Helsinki-filmi is ready to hear “Dead Women Talking” in a new series set to be directed by Jojo Erholtz. Based on the original concept by Johanna Holvikallio – with Tua Harno as head writer – it will see two ambitious reporters, Olivia and Noora, hosting a podcast about crimes against women.

“Mr. Nobody Against Putin,” which has its world premiere on Saturday in the World Cinema Documentary Competition section of the Sundance Film Festival, delivers an insider’s view of the impact of Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine on the lives of Russia’s children. Variety spoke to the film’s director, David Borenstein, who worked alongside Pavel “Pasha” […]