Peacock renews The Five Star Weekend for second season after record viewership
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Peacock has renewed "The Five Star Weekend" for a second season, after the drama became the streamer's most-watched scripted series ever in terms of overall reach. Based on Elin Hilderbrand's 2023 novel, the series stars Jennifer Garner as a grieving cook and author who invites friends from different stages of her life to her Nantucket home for a weekend that exposes long-hidden cracks in her seemingly perfect life. Though originally billed as a limited series, creator Bekah Brunstetter had long signalled interest in continuing the story, envisaging future seasons built around a rotating "fifth star" and possibly a wintry, ski-set setting in the vein of "The White Lotus", and the show's commercial success has now secured its future.
Since premiering on 9 July, the series has racked up 2.1 billion minutes watched and featured among Nielsen's top five streaming original series in its first fortnight, while also propelling Hilderbrand's novel back into the New York Times bestseller Top 10. The cast includes D'Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Harlow Jane and Timothy Olyphant, with Brunstetter, Garner, Minkie Spiro and Hilderbrand among the executive producers; Universal Global Television produces for NBC and Peacock.
- Peacock renews "The Five Star Weekend" for season two
- Became Peacock's most-watched scripted series ever, with 2.1bn minutes viewed
- Creator plans future seasons with rotating cast member and new settings
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Peacock's series "The Five Star Weekend" is a scripted drama based on Elin Hilderbrand's 2023 novel of the same name. It follows a grieving cook and author, played by Jennifer Garner, who gathers friends from different periods of her life at her Nantucket home for a weekend that unearths hidden problems beneath her outwardly perfect life. The show is created by Bekah Brunstetter and made for Universal Global Television, with a cast that includes D'Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Harlow Jane and Timothy Olyphant.
The series premiered on 9 July and was initially presented as a limited series, meaning a single, self-contained run rather than an ongoing show. Peacock is a streaming service owned by NBCUniversal, and the programme's performance is being measured against other original shows made specifically for that platform.
Streaming success is typically judged by measures such as total minutes watched and rankings from audience-measurement firms like Nielsen, which track how shows perform against competitors across various platforms. A series being renewed means the broadcaster has committed to producing further episodes or seasons beyond what was originally planned, which matters here because the show was not originally intended to continue.
More coverage
- The Hollywood Reporter — ‘The Five Star Weekend’ Renewed for Second Season at Peacock
- Deadline — ‘The Five Star Weekend’ Renewed For Season 2 By Peacock, See Which Actors Are Poised To Return
- Collider — Peacock's Most Successful Series Ever Officially Returning for Season 2
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Originally published by Variety as “‘The Five Star Weekend’ Renewed for Season 2 After Becoming Peacock’s Most-Watched Scripted Series Ever”.