7.687 minSeason 3 • Episode 8
LatestLaurie, Jaclyn, and Kate reckon with their friendship. Timothy comes up with a shocking plan for his family. Belinda considers a deal.
Follow the exploits of various guests and employees at an exclusive tropical resort over the span of a week as with each passing day, a darker complexity emerges in these picture-perfect travelers, the hotel’s cheerful employees and the idyllic locale itself.
Writing
Mike White's surgical character dissections.
Acting
Career-best work from Jennifer Coolidge and others.
Production
Paradise production design that mocks itself.
Creator
Mike White
Leslie Bibb
Kate Bohr
Carrie Coon
Laurie Duffy
Walton Goggins
Rick Hatchett
Sarah Catherine Hook
Piper Ratliff
Jason Isaacs
Timothy Ratliff
Parker Posey
Victoria Ratliff
Patrick Schwarzenegger
Saxon Ratliff
Tayme Thapthimthong
Gaitok
Aimee Lou Wood
Chelsea
LISA
Mook
Michelle Monaghan
Jaclyn Lemon
Natasha Rothwell
Belinda Lindsey
Sam Nivola
Lochlan Ratliff
Patravadi Mejudhon
Sritala Hollinger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Each season's location mirrors colonial power structures: Hawaii (US imperialism), Sicily (mythic masculine violence), Thailand (spiritual tourism extraction).
Jennifer Coolidge almost turned down Tanya; Mike White wrote it specifically for her after their decade-long friendship. She won an Emmy for each season she appeared.
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