The detail “The Season” brings to its portrait of Hong Kong’s quasi-aristocracy complements the comforting predictability of its twisty plot to make an ideal kickoff for summer TV.

We’re still not 100% sold on The Season being a show that’s going to be anything more than a moderately-entertaining distraction that’s sprinkled with some leaden dialogue and meh acting. But at least the last scene of the first episode gives us hope that the awful people in the story will be balanced by a protagonist we actually want to root for.

A little bit twisty, a little bit funny and ultimately so frothy it’ll disappear from memory faster than bubbles from a champagne coupe, this Hong Kong-set English-language Hulu drama may not be your next obsession. But under the right circumstances, it could be an ideal distraction.

The scenery is worth the trip, but pack low expectations for everything else.