A severed hand, a missing billionaire, and a suspicious trophy wife. The pilot (“Sheryl”) of Hotel Costiera on Prime Video sets two tracks: a season-long mystery about the hotel owner’s missing daughter and a one-off circumstance involving a billionaire’s scheme to game his shareholders and family. We discuss the cliffside vibes and the cast—led by Jesse Williams, who steers a small crew of talented misfits through the hotel’s emergencies. After weighing the pros and cons, and the logic faux ...
