Jason Isaacs’ character, disgraced financier Tim Ratliff, hid a big lie from his family throughout the third season of The White Lotus, but in real life, the actor did some lying himself.

Footage of the plane, carrying 230 passengers and 12 crew members, showed a thick plume of black smoke rising in the air. “It appears there are no survivors in the plane crash,” G.S. Malik, police ...