Between the palm trees and plot twists, it’s the books at The White Lotus that quietly reveal who these people really are.

When The White Lotus premiered in 2021, no one expected a luxurious Hawaiian resort to become the setting for one of TV’s sharpest social satires.

On Tuesday morning, the nominees for the 77th Annual Emmy Awards were announced, and perhaps unsurprisingly, Severance led the pack with a whopping 27 nods. The Penguin was close behind with 24, ...