TV: The Five-Star Weekend

Peacock has given a series pickup to the Elin Hilderbrand novel The Five-Star Weekend. Deadline reported that the project, starring Jennifer Garner (The Last Thing He Told Me, Yes Day), is from UCP.

Created by Bekah Brunstetter (Maid, This is Us), The Five-Star Weekend "had been in the works at the streamer for about a year under an overall deal Sue Naegle and Ali Krug signed with the Universal Studio Group unit for their Dinner Party Productions. The series green light was secured by Garner coming on board as star and executive producer," Deadline noted.

Brunstetter serves as creator, writer, and executive producer. Beth Schacter (Billions, Super Pumped) is writer and executive producer. Naegle (Pam and Tommy, The Day of the Jackal) and Krug (Pam and Tommy, The Staircase) executive produce through their Dinner Party Productions. Hilderbrand also exec produces.

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