'The Five Star Weekend' is renewed for a second season

The original miniseries Peacock You'll forget about the mini and come back for more.

The Five-Star Weekend was renewed by the streamer for a second season, after becoming Peacock's most watched fiction series.

According to reports from NBCUniversal, The Five Star Weekend It is Peacock's most-watched fiction series in terms of total reach. It premiered on July 9 and has accumulated 2.1 billion minutes of viewing to date.ranking among the five most watched original streaming series according to Nielsen in its first two weeks.

The television drama starring Jennifer Garner (The Last Thing He Told Me), based on the 2023 novel by Elin Hilderbrand, was originally intended as a miniseries or limited series, however, after the success in views, the streamer gave it no further thought.

The release of the series also propelled Hilderbrand's novel into the Top 10 of the New York Times bestseller list.

Garner plays the lead role as Hollis Shaw, a famous cook and best-selling author, who suffers a devastating loss before coming up with the idea of ​​hosting a weekend getaway at her Nantucket home with three friends from different stages of her life: her childhood, her twenties, her thirties, and a fifth surprise guest.

Set against a luxurious coastal backdrop, the protagonists will mature in ways they could never have imagined as boundaries are pushed and secrets are revealed.

The original Peacock series is available in Mexico and throughout Latin America through Prime Video.

In addition to Garner, the main cast includes Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Gemma Chan, D’Arcy Carden, Judy Greer, Timothy Olyphant, Harlow Jane y Josh Hamilton.

Bekah Brunstettercreator of the series, previously indicated her interest in expanding the story beyond the events of the novel, saying:

“I have a lot of ideas. From the beginning, we thought, 'In an ideal world, there are five stars. Who is the fifth star?' It's a fun premise, and then we could focus a little bit on a different star each season. “So we would have five trips, five stars, or four trips and a new fifth star each season.”

He also noted that the writers have, “an idea related to skiing. I think we would do another [ubicación] warm and then a cold one, but we would go to different places, with a similar atmosphere to 'White Lotus'.”

Regarding the renewal, Garner said in a press release:

“Regina, Chloe, Gemma, D'Arcy and I have had a wonderful time talking to people about 'Five Star Weekend'. We're so glad you love it as much as we loved creating it for you. If you're curious about what happens next, imagine how we feel! We're so grateful to Elin, Bekah, our producers, directors and Peacock for putting together the ultimate girls' weekend for season two.”

Brunstetter the Beth Schacter They adapted the novel.

Executive producers are Brunstetter, Schacter, Sue Naegle, Ali Krug, Minkie Spiro, Jennifer Garner, Merri Howard, and Hilderbrand.

Universal Global Television is the studio behind the series.