30 Shows Like The White Lotus (2021) to Watch When You're Done
Updated August 2026
View The White Lotus details →If you loved The White Lotus (2021) by Mark Kamine, here are 30 TV series that share its content DNA. iRankMovies measures real similarity using cosine similarity across eight weighted dimensions — genre (50%), tone (12%), pace (10%), structure (8%), era (7%), theme (6%), audience (4%) and narrative perspective (3%) — not just the rating. The closest matches according to our analysis are The Flight Attendant, Pinocchio, Charmed. Every title is ranked by how closely it matches and backed by the iRank Score, a composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb across 12,000+ analysed titles.
The Best Shows Similar to The White Lotus
Selected for their real similarity in content, these are the shows that share the most with The White Lotus in terms of theme, narrative tone, and cinematic style. Every recommendation goes beyond genre — we evaluate the type of conflict, pacing, dramatic context, and the experience they create for viewers.
The Flight Attendant
2020 · Silver Tree
Flight attendant Cassandra Bowden wakes in her hotel room hungover from the night before in Dubai with a dead body lying next to her. Afraid to call the police, she continues her morning as if nothing
In common: Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Pinocchio
2014
In-ha and Ha-myeong become reporters for different reasons: one aspires to follow in her mother's footsteps and the other seeks to do honest news.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Charmed
1998 · Aaron Spelling
Three sisters (Prue, Piper and Phoebe) reunite and unlock their powers to become the Charmed Ones, the most powerful good witches of all time, whose prophesied destiny is to protect innocent lives fro
In common: Comedy · Drama · Mystery
Veronica Mars
2004 · Diane Ruggiero-Wright
In the fictional town of Neptune, California, student Veronica Mars progresses from high school to college while moonlighting as a private investigator under the tutelage of her detective father.
In common: Comedy · Drama · Mystery
A Series of Unfortunate Events
2017 · Daniel Handler
The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
In common: Comedy
Soy Luna
2016 · Diego Carabelli
Luna Valente lives with her family in Cancún, Mexico. She goes to school, has her own group of friends, has a job, and loves to skate. However, her life changes when her parents are given a job offer
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Goosebumps
1995 · Thomas L. Wilhite
Anything can turn spooky in this horror anthology series based on the best-selling books by master of kid horror, R.L. Stine. In every episode, see what happens when regular kids find themselves in sc
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Space Force
2020 · Ken Kwapis
A four-star general begrudgingly teams up with an eccentric scientist to get the U.S. military's newest agency — Space Force — ready for lift-off.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Heartland
2007 · Jordy Randall
Life is hard on the Flemings' ranch in the Alberta foothills where abused or neglected horses find refuge with a kind, hard-working family. Debts abound and the bank is about to foreclose. Can they ke
In common: Comedy · Drama
Entourage
2004 · Ally Musika
Film star Vince Chase navigates the vapid terrain of Los Angeles with a close circle of friends and his trusty agent.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Jane the Virgin
2014
A comedy-drama following a chaste young woman who is accidentally impregnated via artificial insemination as she struggles to inform her devoutly religious family and make the right choices concerning
In common: Comedy · Drama
Californication
2007 · David Duchovny
A self-loathing, alcoholic writer attempts to repair his damaged relationships with his daughter and her mother while combating sex addiction, a budding drug problem, and the seeming inability to avoi
In common: Comedy · Drama
Sex Education
2019 · Clare Couchman
Inexperienced Otis channels his sex therapist mom when he teams up with rebellious Maeve to set up an underground sex therapy clinic at school.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Succession
2018 · Lucy Prebble
Follow the lives of the Roy family as they contemplate their future once their aging father begins to step back from the media and entertainment conglomerate they control.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Chuck
2007 · Josh Schwartz
When Buy More computer geek Chuck Bartowski unwittingly downloads a database of government information and deadly fighting skills into his head, he becomes the CIA's most vital secret. This sets Chuck
In common: Comedy · Drama
The Orville
2017 · Seth MacFarlane
Follow the crew of the not-so-functional exploratory ship in the Earth's interstellar fleet, 400 years in the future.
In common: Comedy · Drama
The Bear
2022 · Rene Gube
Carmy, a young fine-dining chef, comes home to Chicago to run his family sandwich shop. As he fights to transform the shop and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges crew that ultimately
In common: Comedy · Drama
Skins
2007 · John Yorke
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
In common: Comedy · Drama
Warehouse 13
2009
After saving the life of the President, two secret service agents - Myka Bering and Pete Lattimer - find themselves assigned to the top secret Warehouse 13. The Warehouse is a massive, top secret faci
In common: Comedy · Drama
The Terror
2018 · Max Borenstein
A chilling anthology series featuring stories of people in terrifying situations inspired by true historical events.
In common: Drama · Mystery
American Horror Stories
2021 · Ryan Murphy
An anthology series of stand alone episodes delving into horror myths, legends and lore.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Castle Rock
2018 · Greg Yaitanes
Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
In common: Drama · Mystery
Shameless
2011 · Iain B. MacDonald
Chicagoan Frank Gallagher is the proud single dad of six smart, industrious, independent kids, who without him would be... perhaps better off. When Frank's not at the bar spending what little money th
In common: Comedy · Drama
Teen Wolf
2011 · Marty Adelstein
Scott McCall, a high school student living in the town of Beacon Hills has his life drastically changed when he's bitten by a werewolf, becoming one himself. He must henceforth learn to balance his pr
In common: Comedy · Drama
XO, Kitty
2023
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she'll soon realise t
In common: Comedy · Drama
M*A*S*H
1972 · Burt Metcalfe
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of pract
In common: Comedy · Drama
Are You Afraid of the Dark?
1992
This spooky anthology series for kids recounts ghost stories told by the young members of the Midnight Society as they gather around a campfire. Each episode opens with members of the Midnight Society
In common: Drama · Mystery
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Richard Donner
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your po
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Scream Queens
2015
The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.
In common: Comedy · Mystery
Wednesday
2022 · Meredith Averill
Smart, sarcastic and a little dead inside, Wednesday Addams investigates twisted mysteries while making new friends — and foes — at Nevermore Academy.
In common: Comedy · Mystery
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Singin' in the Rain
1952 · Stanley Donen
In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.
Modern Times
1936 · Charlie Chaplin
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
City Lights
1931 · Charlie Chaplin
A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.
Pulp Fiction
1994 · Quentin Tarantino
A burger-loving hit man, his philosophical partner, a drug-addled gangster's moll and a washed-up boxer converge in this sprawling, comedic crime caper. Their adventures unfurl in three stories that i
