The White Lotus
NZ release: 03 October 2022
Violence, offensive language, drug use & sex scenes Rated on: 17 February 2025
The White Lotus, Season 1
What’s it about?
On what was supposed to be a relaxing one-week vacation, guests at an exclusive Hawaiian resort become entangled in a string of dark secrets and a series of twisted events.
The facts
- Created, written and directed by Mike White
- Stars Murray Bartlett, Conie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandria Daddario, Fred Hichinger, Jake Lacy, Natasha Rotehrwell, and Syndney Sweeney
- English language
- Runtime: 6 episodes, each around 1 hour long
Why did it get this rating?
This series was classified by Te Mana Whakaatu, Classification Office. You can find out more about classification process and ratings here.
Drug use
Characters are shown using multiple prescription and illegal drugs including Adderall, Xanax, Ambien Ketamine, and Marijuana.
Two characters have a stash of drugs, some of which they consume recreationally before losing it at the beach. The stash is later discovered by hotel staff who go on a Ketamine-fuelled “bender” over several days, mistaking the drug for Cocaine.
Offensive language
This series has occasional offensive language including f**k, s**t, c**t and bitch.
Sex scenes
There are a few sex scenes, some of which involve breast and buttock nudity and moaning.
A hotel manager coerces a staff member to have sex with him, offering them better shifts and time off as a bribe. They are later shown having sex, and at one point someone walks in on them engaging in oral sexual acts.
Violence
Characters get into a fight, which ends in a man’s face getting beaten.
The season begins with a focus on a person who has died at the resort, which leaves viewers wondering who it is until the end.
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