I did not sleep," the creator said. "I was just lying in a hospital bed, trying to think about what the show was, and it came to me."

Mike White wanted “ The White Lotus ” Season 3 to trip up viewers — literally. The series creator apparently dreamt up the outrageous plotline for the season while location scouting in Thailand. During his trip, White became ill and was on heavy meds…ones that proved to inspire certain arcs for “The White Lotus.”

Music supervisor Gabe Hilfer returns for Season 3, pivoting from the Italian finesse he brought to Season 2 to a bounty of Thai pop, disco, and rock songs ranging from the '60s to the present, music you may have grown up with or perhaps have never heard before.