"Jason Isaacs, who played our dad, kind of modeled his whole accent and character off of [that show]," Sam Nivola said.The White Lotus creator Mike White gave his season 3 cast some homework to do before filming began.

Some may call the start of season three of The White Lotus slow—you know, other than that hotel robbery at gunpoint—but I’d describe it more as simmering. Our cast of vacationers, staff and mysterious outliers are starting to let their true selves shine through and I’ve gotta say,

The White Lotus” hit 3.4 million viewers with the second episode of its third season on Sunday night, marking a 40% increase from the season premiere the week before. That total comes from a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers on HBO and Warner Bros.