The White Lotus season three begins with gunfire. Someone or something is dead. Cue the ominous tones. But if we can predict anything from Mike White’s prestige comedy-drama it’s this: it won’t be Thai tourism that’s twitching towards oblivion.

Returning to Binge on Monday at 8.30pm (AEST), the Emmy-winning anthology continues its grand tour of the rich and “deeply, deeply insecure” – this time calling on Koh Samui, Thailand, following jaunts to Hawaii and Sicily.