Nude scene aside, “True Detective” Season 1 was a huge propelling force for Alexandra Daddario’s career in the coming years. She was featured in “American Horror Story: Hotel,” as well as film comedies like “Baywatch” and “The Layover,” although the latter two were both critical and commercial failures. Before she knew it, the forward momentum that seemed to emerge from “True Detective” fizzled out, and Daddario ended up feeling a little directionless in her career.
As she described to Women’s Health, “In the couple years prior to the pandemic, I knew the work I needed to be doing, but it just wasn’t happening.” She often found herself typecast in roles that required her to show off her body like in “True Detective,” resulting in prominent bathing suit scenes in both “Baywatch” and “The Layover.” Clearly, becoming a celebrity with sex appeal was something Daddario had to get used to if her career was going to continue down that path.
Fortunately, she was saved thanks to a phone call from Mike White, who invited her to join the cast of his new HBO series, “The White Lotus,” which was filming in Hawaii. Though it was a difficult shoot due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was well worth the opportunity to be a part of what soon would become one of the hottest new shows on TV.
