Everybody has their “if she writes it, I’m going to read it” authors, and Elin Hilderbrand lives on the prime of that checklist for us. So, after we heard one other certainly one of her books was getting the small-screen remedy (2024’s The Excellent Couple ought to already be in your Netflix queue), we couldn’t devour particulars quick sufficient. In case your dream summer reading list additionally entails something by Hilderbrand, you must know that certainly one of her buzziest titles — The 5-Star Weekend — is headed to sequence… and it’s bringing a significantly stacked forged with it.
Right here’s every part we’ve realized up to now concerning the adaptation, together with a just-announced launch date that’s going to make you look ahead to summer time much more.
When does The 5-Star Weekend come out?
Whereas your summer time plans in all probability already embrace curling up with a Hilderbrand e-book (or three), you may add one other Hilderbrand-forward exercise to the agenda: binge-watching The 5-Star Weekend when it premieres on Peacock July 16. Ideally with a glass of rosé in hand and 0 tasks.
Who’s within the forged?
I’m not going to lie: I haven’t been this excited a few forged in a very long time. Jennifer Garner as our protagonist, Hollis Shaw. Regina Corridor, Gemma Chan, Chloë Sevigny, and D’Arcy Carden as her circle of buddies. Timothy Olyphant as Hollis’ old flame. Are you frickin’ kidding? How might this be something however unbelievable?
Plus, we’ll additionally get appearances from Judy Greer and extra. It’s a type of ensemble casts the place each scene has you saying, “Wait, they’re on this too?!”
What’s The 5-Star Weekend about?
Primarily based on the 2023 novel of the identical identify by Hilderbrand, The 5-Star Weekend follows beloved meals blogger Hollis Shaw, who, after struggling a devastating loss, sees her picture-perfect life begin to unravel on the seams. Struggling to maneuver ahead, she comes up with an thought.
“In an effort to beat grief and discover herself once more, Hollis will get the thought to host a weekend away at her home on Nantucket with three buddies from totally different levels in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties, and one shock fifth star,” the logline states. “Set towards an expensive and coastal backdrop, the celebrities will mature in methods they might by no means think about as boundaries are pushed and secrets and techniques are uncovered.”
So, yeah, what begins as a dreamy coastal weekend away devolves into one thing a lot… messier. Outdated tensions resurface, secrets and techniques come to gentle, previous love finds its solution to the current. Hollis is compelled to confront far more than she bargained for.
Including an additional layer of drama? Her daughter, whose relationship with Hollis is already strained, is documenting the whole weekend.
Why this one’s already getting buzz
Between the premise — friendship + drama + a beautiful setting — and the forged, this feels very a lot in keeping with the latest wave of shiny, escapist e-book diversifications. And with Garner each starring and government producing, there’s an excellent probability this one leans into emotional depth alongside the drama.
Personally, I’m additionally simply unabashedly excited to see a little bit Catch and Launch mini-reunion. Garner and Olyphant performed love pursuits within the 2006 rom-com, which additionally explores rediscovery after loss.
However even should you missed that cinematic gem (wherein case, add it to your queue alongside The Excellent Couple), there’s a lot to look ahead to with this adaptation. Simply contemplate it your official excuse to ask just a few of *your* greatest buddies over for a themed watch night time. Seafood and wine extremely beneficial, after all.
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