HBO’s new limited series “The White Lotus” will debut on July 11.
Starring Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O’Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney and Steve Zahn, the social satire that takes place at an exclusive Hawaiian resort will air on HBO and be available to stream on HBO Max. Molly Shannon, Jon Gries, Jolene Purdy, Kekoa Kekumano and Lukas Gage will appear in recurring roles.
“The White Lotus” is created, written and directed by Mike White, who executive produces with David Bernad and Nick Hall. Mark Kamine co-executive produces.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
DATES
Director Dawn Porter’s “Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer” will premiere on National Geographic on June 18 at 9 p.m. The documentary will then be available to stream on Hulu the next day, just in time for Juneteenth. Debuting just after the 100-year anniversary of the two-day Tulsa Massacre, “Rise Again” centers on award-winning journalist DeNeen Brown and her search for a mass grave in her native state of Oklahoma. She digs into the events that led to one of the worst episodes of racial violence in American history: the 1921 attacks by white mobs on Black residents and businesses in the Greenwood District of Tulsa, leading to as many as 300 Black people murdered and thousands homeless and displaced. With access to family members of those killed, city officials and historians, “Rise Again” unveils the effort by the community to find victims’ bodies and unearth truths suppressed for almost a century. It is executive produced by Jeff Lanter, Ashleigh Di Tonto and Christine Weber. Watch the trailer below.
FIRST LOOKS
Amazon Prime Video released a trailer for “Solos,” David Weil’s upcoming anthology series, premiering on May 21. The seven-part series spans the present and future, exploring what it means to be human, and stars Morgan Freeman, Anne Hathaway, Helen Mirren, Uzo Aduba, Nicole Beharie, Anthony Mackie, Dan Stevens and Constance Wu. The show is executive produced by creator Weil, Sam Taylor-Johnson and Laura Lancaster, with Pixie Wespiser serving as producer. Weil and Taylor-Johnson also direct, along with Zach Braff and Tiffany Johnson.
CASTING
Starz announced Amrita Acharia, Enzo Cilenti, Barry Atsma, Nicholas Burns and Danny Kirrane joined the cast of 16th century drama “The Serpent Queen” as series regulars that will make up Catherine de Medici’s (Samantha Morton) royal court, while Charles Dance, Ludivine Sagnier, Liv Hill, Kiruna Stamell and Colm Meaney will appear in recurring roles. Based on the book “Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France” by Leonie Frieda, the eight-episode series follows the young Catherine de Medici as she keeps her marriage alive and masters the game of monarchy. Writer Justin Haythe executive produces with Francis Lawrence and Erwin Stoff, and Stacie Passon will direct multiple episodes.
RENEWALS
Hallmark Channel ordered a ninth season of TV drama “When Calls the Heart.” Series star Erin Krakow first made the announcement during the Season 8 finale, affirming the highly-rated show as the network’s longest-running original series. The program ranked as the No. 1 original scripted series on ad-supported cable in 2021-to-date for women 18 and up. It is set to return in 2022.
LATE NIGHT
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” will have on Leslie Jones, Weezer and X González, while Jake Tapper and Billie Eilish will appear on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.” Tracee Ellis Ross and Paula Pell will be on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” and “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” will have on Michael B. Jordan.