- Network: Peacock
- Series Premiere Date: Jul 9, 2026
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Whatever nuance The Five Star Weekend lacks in its world-building compared with Hilderbrand’s novel, it makes up for with the roundedness of these very different women and with the revealing conversations they have about their feelings, fears, and flaws.
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Once “The Five-Star Weekend” gets rolling, the momentum fuels arguments that feel like the kind of deep, tough-because-they’re-true reckonings you only get with long-term ties.
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After just a few episodes, it’s easy to find yourself caring for these women despite yourself (and the genre trappings of amazing outfits, soft lighting, and a bucolic setting).
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Equal parts cozy and cathartic, “The Five Star Weekend” proves women over 40 don’t need thriller throughlines to be interesting. Just living their lives is enough.
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“Five Star Weekend” creates a chic yet cozy world filled with relatably flawed and likable characters.
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A smartly executed adaptation of beach-read queen Elin Hilderbrand’s 2023 hit The Five-Star Weekend and that the shamelessly expository line issues from the irony-immune mouth of a perfectionist baking influencer played by Jennifer Garner.
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It cuts the hard stuff about getting older with enough genuine comedy that even the sappy beats go down as easy as one of Hollis's recipes.
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[Its] star-studded cast helps elevate a story that, in spirit if not specifics, has been seen before.
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Despite some flaws, The Five Star Weekend is an excellent little tonic of a TV show, lifted up by its refreshing groundedness and packed with characters and performances you won't mind spending a few long summer days with.
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The Five Star Weekend clearly has the right ingredients, whether it’s a solid cast or directors like Jennifer Morrison and Minkie Spiro—the female gaze enhances this material! However, the show’s interest in schmaltz over soul searching makes it less profound than it aims to be. Still, it’s escapism at its best.
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It might just be the decadent, delicious summer spritz of empty calories you’re craving.
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I like the cast and how they interact with each other, but a series like this doesn’t need a whole lot of edginess to be entertaining. Unfortunately, this series has so little edge that it might struggle at times to hold viewers’ interest.
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The Peacock limited series is perfectly palatable as a mid-summer binge, just hefty enough to hold your attention but not so heavy as to tax it. It’s just never as special, or as memorable, as one might expect from the sum of its very promising parts.
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All told, and especially by the end, the limited series (which could, in theory, become an ongoing series) is best when it’s not taking itself too seriously.
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Peacock's "The Five Star Weekend" looks like another juicy Wine Mom Mystery, but it doesn't deliver enough drama to get us hooked.
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The Five Star Weekend tries to pack too much in. In addition to the five stars, their personal issues, and conflicts with each other, Caroline also gets plenty of screen time, and it's to the show's undeniable detriment. Sure, she gets sympathy for having lost her dad, but that hardly makes her an interesting character.
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It's as forgettable and as disposable as the biggest critics of the beach read genre would fear and did the unthinkable: for the first time in my life, it made me wish the weekend would end a lot sooner.