Jennifer Garner To Headline ‘The Five-Star Weekend’ Series Ordered By Peacock Based On Elin Hilderbrand’s Novel – Deadline

By Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TV
Peacock has handed a series pickup to The Five-Star Weekend, a drama starring and executive produced by Jennifer Garner (The Last Thing He Told Me, Yes Day), from UCP.
The project, created by Bekah Brunstetter (Maid, This is Us) based on the bestselling novel by The Perfect Couple author Elin Hilderbrand, had been in the works at the streamer for about a year under an overall deal Sue Naegle and Ali Krug signed with the Universal Studio Group unit for their Dinner Party Productions. The series green light was secured by Garner coming on board as star and executive producer.
The Five-Star Weekend centers on Hollis Shaw (Garner), a famed food influencer known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste, and warm demeanor, who suffers a devastating loss. Unable to move forward, the death starts to expose the cracks in Hollis’s picture-perfect life — her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter, and her growing pursuit of validation from her followers.

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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 twenties, thirties, 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.
Brunstetter serves as creator, writer and executive producer. Beth Schacter (Billions, Super Pumped) is writer and executive producer. Naegle (Pam and Tommy, The Day of the Jackal) and Krug (Pam and Tommy, The Staircase) executive produce through their Dinner Party Productions. Hilderbrand also executive produces.
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Garner was most recently seen reprising her role as Elektra in Deadpool & Wolverine. She is also currently in production for Season 2 of Apple’s The Last Thing He Told Me, based on the book by Laura Dave and produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. She is repped by CAA, Linden Entertainment and Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern.
Hilderbrand’s The Perfect Couple was adapted into a show for Netflix starring Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Meghann Fahy, Eve Hewson, Dakota Fanning and more.Get our Breaking News Alerts and Keep your inbox happy.Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters
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