'The Five Star Weekend' Renewed as Peacock's Most-Watched Show
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- 'The Five Star Weekend' was renewed for Season 2 at Peacock after becoming the platform's most-watched scripted series of all time in overall reach.
- The show has reached 2.1 billion minutes watched since its July 9 premiere and ranked among Nielsen's top five streaming original series in its first two weeks.
- Creator Bekah Brunstetter said she envisioned the format expanding with a new "fifth Star" each season and shifting locations, evoking a "White Lotus vibe" — though the series was originally billed as limited.
- Jennifer Garner leads a cast that includes D'Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Harlow Jane, and Timothy Olyphant, all named in Garner's renewal statement.
- Elin Hilderbrand's 2023 source novel jumped back onto the New York Times Top 10 bestseller list following the show's release.
- Lisa Katz, president of scripted content at NBC and Peacock, credited audience embrace of the show's "friendship and reconnection" themes for the renewal.
Why it matters: Peacock's bet on a Nantucket-set ensemble drama delivered 2.1 billion minutes watched and a top-five Nielsen streaming rank, while lifting Hilderbrand's source novel back onto the NYT bestseller list. The renewal signals the platform's willingness to extend stories originally sold as limited series, giving Brunstetter room to execute her rotating-cast, location-shifting concept.
