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Key Points The Five-Star Weekend is a TV series based on Elin Hilderbrand’s novel. Jennifer Garner stars as Hollis Shaw, a food influencer recovering from personal loss. The show will be released exclusively on Peacock. Whenever a book is adapted to film or television, readers obviously always hope the finished project does the book justice, and so far, Elin Hilderbrand’s fans have been pretty happy: The Perfect Couple on Netflix starred Oscar winner Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber, and the upcoming Peacock series, The Five-Star Weekend, announced its own stellar cast, with Jennifer Garner toplining. Hilderbrand previously told Parade that she’s fine with showrunners and TV writers making changes to her source material if it benefits the screen versions. “I watch so much television, so much good prestige TV, that I wanted them just to make the best television show, and I wasn’t really concerned about it being the same as the book,” she said of the creatives behind The Perfect Couple series. “And so, I said, ‘Whatever you guys need to make the best show, please do it and make the changes.’ People can always go back and read the book, and they can enjoy that as a separate piece of art. But I wanted the TV show to be really compelling.” Here’s everything we know about The Five-Star Weekend show so far. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 The official synopsis reads: “Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner), a famed food influencer known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste and warm demeanor, suffers a devastating loss. Unable to move forward, the death starts to expose the cracks in Hollis’ seemingly picture-perfect life — her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter and her growing pursuit of validation from her followers. In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her 20s, 30s and one surprise fifth star. Set against a luxurious and coastal backdrop, they will mature in ways they could never imagine as boundaries are pushed and secrets are exposed.” Related: All Your Elin Hilderbrand Questions Answered—Why She’s Retiring, How Many More Books She’ll Write, and Her Books In Order! Yes. The Five-Star Weekend is based on the novel of the same name by Elin Hilderbrand. Is The Five-Star Weekend a movie or television series? The Five-Star Weekend is a television series. How many episodes are there in The Five-Star Weekend? There are eight episodes in The Five-Star Weekend. Related: The Perfect Couple Author Elin Hilderbrand Says She Might Not Be Retiring After All Jennifer Garner (Hollis Shaw) Garner, like her character Hollis Shaw, is famous for her recipes as a food influencer. Outside of that space, Garner is best known for her role as Sydney Bristow in the spy series Alias. Her success on Alias lead to starring roles on 13 Going on 30, Elektra (a role she later reprised in Deadpool & Wolverine), Valentine’s Day and Peppermint. Her other headlining TV work includes the Lena Dunham comedy Camping and the Apple TV drama series The Last Thing He Told Me. Related: Most of Jennifer Garner’s Net Worth Doesn’t Really Come From Movies Regina Hall (Dru-Ann Jones) Dru-Ann (Regina Hall) is Hollis’ best friend and former roommate from college. She works as a sportscaster and is embroiled in scandal after accusing a tennis star of faking a mental health crisis. Hall is known for her roles in Ally McBeal, the Scary Movie franchise and Law & Order: L.A. Her other credits include Black-ish, Nine Perfect Strangers and The Best Man: The Final Chapters. She most recently starred in One Battle After Another. Chloë Sevigny (Tatum McKenzie) Tatum (Chloë Sevigny) is Hollis’ childhood best friend and dealing with a possible cancer diagnosis, the same cancer that took her mom’s life when she was younger. Sevigny is probably best known for her role as Nicolette Grant in Big Love and as Jean in American Psycho. Her recent credits include Russian Doll, Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans. She recently starred as Kitty Menendez in the Netflix series Monster: The Menendez Brothers. Gemma Chan (Gigi Ling) Gigi (Gemma Chan) is a woman Hollis met online through her blog. Chan came to prominence on the British television series, Humans, but gained worldwide recognition after she starred in Crazy Rich Asians. Her other credits include Captain Marvel, Eternals and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. D’Arcy Carden (Brooke Kirtley) Brooke (D’Arcy Carden) is Hollis’ best friend, a married mom dealing with a lot less ardor in her marriage and the feeling like she hasn’t been there for Hollis like she should have been. Carden has starred in several critically acclaimed television series including A League of Their Own, The Handmaid’s Tale and Barry. Her other credits include Nobody Wants This, American Dad! and Dragons: The Nine Realms. Harlow Jane (Caroline Shaw) Hollis’ daughter Caroline Shaw (Harlow Jane) is capturing the entire weekend as an intern for a documentary filmmaker. Jane’s credits include Texas Rising, High Desert, and She Came to Me. She is Patricia Arquette’s real-life daughter. Other cast include Timothy Olyphant, Rob Huebel and Judy Greer. Where did The Five-Star Weekend film? The Five-Star Weekend filmed in Los Angeles and Nantucket. The Five-Star Weekend will stream exclusively on Peacock. Filming just wrapped on The Five-Star Weekend and no release date has been announced yet. We expect a spring or summer 2026 release date at the earliest.
