HBO's popular TV series The White Lotus is returning for a second season this month, and now some of the cast and key creatives have discussed what to expect in terms of tone and shock value.

Starting off, actor Theo (Divergent series) said the show's shift in location from Hawaii to Italy "changes what [the show is] existentially."

"It's about the clash of Americana meets European meets Sicilian and Italian," James aid. "It's about sexual politics, it's heavily about gender and gender roles. Obviously they were peppered in but they were different themes in the first season... It's funny but it's also quite hyper-political and very rich in social satire."