The Five-Star Weekend Delivers 8 Episodes of Escapist Drama as Jennifer Garner Leads Nantucket Getaway
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 16
The Five-Star Weekend Delivers 8 Episodes of Escapist Drama as Jennifer Garner Leads Nantucket Getaway
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 16
Summary
Eight episodes of The Five-Star Weekend land as glossy, easygoing escapism, with the review calling the Jennifer Garner-led series a highly watchable beach drama rather than a prestige standout.
Hollis, a culinary influencer widowed in a car crash, gathers four friends for a Nantucket retreat that turns into a stream of grief, secrets, sex talk and romantic reawakening.
Chloë Sevigny, Regina Hall, D’Arcy Carden and Gemma Chan fill out a female ensemble whose characters bring a breast-biopsy scare, cancellation fallout, marital strain and suspicions about Hollis’s marriage.
Timothy Olyphant’s arrival as Hollis’s first love helps push the show toward a tidy emotional resolution, while the review says its real appeal is seeing older female characters drive a story without a murder mystery hook.
The verdict: not a five-star series, but a polished three-star watch elevated by its cast, warm tone and attractive Nantucket setting.