All eight episodes of The Five Star Weekend are streaming now on Peacock. The Jennifer Garner-led drama premiered July 9, 2026, as a binge drop, meaning every episode of Season 1 has been available from day one, according to Peacock and USA Today. With Garner back in the press this week with new interviews, here is the complete where-to-watch guide in one place.
Where to watch The Five Star Weekend
The Five Star Weekend streams exclusively on Peacock. All eight Season 1 episodes are available now with any Peacock subscription; the series debuted at 6 a.m. ET on July 9, per USA Today. The show is a Universal Content Productions title made for the streamer, so it is not on Netflix, Hulu or Prime Video.
Peacock also carries a companion piece most viewers miss: The Five Star Weekend Official Podcast, an eight-episode companion hosted by author Elin Hilderbrand with cast and creator interviews, which launched the same day as the series, per Peacock.
What The Five Star Weekend is about
Garner plays Hollis Shaw, a famous cook and bestselling author grieving a devastating loss. Per the official synopsis, the death exposes the cracks in Hollis’s picture-perfect life, including a strained marriage and a complicated relationship with her daughter. Her answer is to invite three friends from different stages of her life, plus one surprise fifth guest, for a weekend at her house on Nantucket, where boundaries are pushed and secrets surface.
The series adapts Elin Hilderbrand’s 2023 bestselling novel. Hilderbrand readers will recognize the pipeline: her novel The Perfect Couple was previously adapted into the Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber series at Netflix, as USA Today notes.
The Five Star Weekend cast
Alongside Garner, the ensemble includes D’Arcy Carden as Brooke, Gemma Chan as Gigi, Regina Hall as Dru-Ann, Chloë Sevigny as Tatum, Harlow Jane, and Timothy Olyphant, with Rob Huebel, David Denman, Josh Hamilton, West Duchovny and Judy Greer in supporting roles, per Peacock’s cast listing. Garner also executive produces, alongside creator Bekah Brunstetter.
Behind the camera, Brunstetter created the series and writes, with Minkie Spiro directing episodes 1, 2, 5 and 6, per Peacock. The series is produced by Universal Content Productions. The eight-episode binge format means there is no weekly wait: Season 1 runs as a single self-contained story adapted from the novel.
Is there a Season 2 of The Five Star Weekend?
Yes. Peacock renewed the series for Season 2 on Aug. 5, after NBCUniversal said the show became Peacock’s most-watched scripted series of all time by overall reach, with 2.1 billion minutes watched and a top-five Nielsen streaming-originals ranking in its first two weeks, Variety reported. The renewal also pushed Hilderbrand’s novel back into the New York Times top 10 bestseller list, per Variety.
No Season 2 premiere date has been announced as of this writing. What is on the record is the shape: Brunstetter told Variety the plan plays with a rotating fifth guest each season and new locations, describing “a ‘White Lotus’ vibe” with both warm and cold settings on the table. Treat any specific date or location claim beyond that as unconfirmed until Peacock announces it.
What this means for readers
If Garner’s new interviews this week, including her Entertainment Tonight sit-downs, sent you looking for the show, the practical answers are simple: it is a one-weekend binge (eight episodes, all on Peacock), the podcast adds a second layer for book fans, and a second season is confirmed, so starting now is not a dead end. For more streaming guides, see our pieces on where to watch Daryl Dixon and Klara and the Sun.
Sources: Peacock, USA Today, Variety. Updated October 25, 2026, 6:50 p.m. ET. This article follows our Editorial Standards.
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