Spotlight REVIEW 'White Lotus,' 'The Pitt' loom as the year's best TV dramas BRUCE R. MILLER Apr 6, 2025 Apr 6, 2025 Updated Jul 22, 2025 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Prediction: “The Pitt” and “The White Lotus” will duke it out for Best Drama series at next year’s Emmys.kAmq@E9 96=5 2F5:6?46 :?E6C6DE – 2?5 5:5?’E H@CCJ 23@FE E9@D6 H9@ 5C@A 2== E96:C 6A:D@56D 2E @?46]k^AmkAmtG6? 36EE6C[ 3@E9 @776C65 FA D@>6 F?7@C86EE23=6 A6C7@C>2?46D]k^Am Parker Posey plays a Southern matriarch in "The White Lotus." HBO kAm!2C<6C !@D6J[ =625:?8 E96 “(9:E6 {@EFD” 492C86 2D 2 {@C2K6A2>\4C2K65 >@E96C @7 E9C66[ AC@>AE65 >@C6 :>AC6DD:@?D E92?[ H6==[ y6??:76C r@@=:586 :? E96 7:CDE EH@ D62D@?D] !2EC:4< $49H2CK6?6886C[ 2D 96C DH2886C:?8 D@?[ 4C62E65 2 492C24E6C H9@ H2D 2D @C:8:?2= 2D 2?J 9:D 72E96C AFE @? 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MILLER kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?6HD]=66]?6E^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^he6`2`d4\334e\d_7e\gheh\a7c_adhdhhacQm$EC62>:?8 C6G:6Hi }@29 (J=6 C6EFC?D E@ E96 6>6C86?4J C@@> 2?5 V%96 !:EEV 56=:G6CDk^2mk^Am Movies & TV Need a vacation? Take a trip to HBO's 'The White Lotus' | Streamed & Screened BRUCE MILLER and TERRY LIPSHETZ Sioux City Journal & Lee Enterprises kA 4=2DDlQE?4>D\:?=:?6\=:?<Qmk2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?6HD]=66]?6E^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^hga536`4\dc7a\dd62\gfca\b6f5777`he6gQm|65:42= 5C2>2D D9:7E 27E6C A2?56>:4 D2JD V!:EEV DE2C }@29 (J=6k^2mk^Am Bruce Miller is editor of the Sioux City Journal. 0 comments Stay up-to-date on what's happening Receive the latest in local entertainment news in your inbox weekly! Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. 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Movies & TV Need a vacation? Take a trip to HBO's 'The White Lotus' | Streamed & Screened BRUCE MILLER and TERRY LIPSHETZ Sioux City Journal & Lee Enterprises
'Hacks' among TV shows featuring seniors in the hunt for success It may be a trend, but older actors in leading roles on television series are having a moment. But the show that, arguably, has made the most …
'Last of Us' switches gears in second season "The Last of Us," season two, begins April 13 on HBO. Here's a look at what to expect.
Medical dramas shift after pandemic says 'Pitt' star Noah Wyle Noah Wyle hadn’t planned on going back to a medical series, but after the pandemic he felt compelled to revisit the landscape.
Streaming review: Noah Wyle returns to the emergency room and 'The Pitt' delivers Taking place during 15 hours of one day, “The Pitt” shows what kind of emergencies roll in – from a horrifying foot injury to an alarming numb…
Religion blooms in third season of 'White Lotus' Acting in the latest edition of “The White Lotus” is like “living inside a screensaver,” says star Natasha Rothwell.
'Bondsman' star Maxwell Jenkins gets fatherly advice from on-screen dad Kevin Bacon When it comes to screen dads, Maxwell Jenkins considers himself “super lucky.”
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