Jennifer Garner has spoken to The Hollywood Reporter at the Los Angeles premiere of The Five Star Weekend, a new Peacock series adapting Elin Hilderbrand's bestselling novel. Garner, who also executive produces, plays food influencer turned celebrated chef Hollis Shaw, who reunites with friends from across her life for a weekend in Nantucket while grieving her husband's death. The star said she was drawn to the project because it was the first time she had worked with an ensemble of women, having previously only played roles with a single female co-lead.

The series stars Garner alongside Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Gemma Chan and D'Arcy Carden, none of whom had met before filming, and is led behind the scenes by a female producing team and showrunner Bekah Brunstetter. Garner drew on her own "Pretend Cooking Show" social media persona for the cooking scenes, while Sevigny praised the pleasant, rewarding shoot as a departure from her usual darker work. Hilderbrand stressed the value of a story simply about women's friendship, and reassured fans that this adaptation stays much closer to her book than Netflix's The Perfect Couple. The show is now streaming on Peacock.