The addictive HBO original series about narcissistic tourists causing murder and mayhem on vacation is back with its first episodes in over two years. Featuring an (almost) entirely new cast of characters and a new,

Season 1 brought viewers to the White Lotus luxury resort in Hawaii, followed by Season 2 in Italy. Season 3 explores the tropical Thailand island of Ko Samui, starting Feb. 16 (HBO 9 EST/PST, and streaming on Max).

As we mentioned above, this first episode of Season 3 of The White Lotus will become available to stream on demand anytime after 6 p.m. PT on the Max streaming service as long as you live on the west coast, or within the Pacific time zone. On the east coast, the episode will be available to stream starting at 9 p.m. ET.