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The Five Star Weekend cast: Who stars in season 1?
Jennifer Garner leads the high-profile book adaptation.
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- David Craig
Published: Thursday, 9 July 2026 at 8:00 am
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The Five Star Weekend brings Elin Hilderbrand's 2023 bestseller to the screen with Jennifer Garner leading the ensemble as executive producer and star.
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The series follows Hollis Shaw (Garner), a celebrated food blogger and best-selling author whose world is upended when her husband dies suddenly.
Grieving and adrift, she invites four women from different chapters of her life to a healing weekend at her Nantucket home, only for old secrets, resentments and crises to surface.
Adapted by screenwriter Bekah Brunstetter (This Is Us), with Minkie Spiro (All Her Fault) directing, the eight-episode drama boasts a starry line-up, including Regina Hall, Gemma Chan, D'Arcy Carden and Timothy Olyphant.
Read on for a full guide to the actors and characters appearing in The Five Star Weekend.
The Five Star Weekend season 1 cast list
(L-R) Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Jennifer Garner, D'Arcy Carden and Chloe Sevigny star in The Five Star Weekend. Peacock / Sky
Here's an overview of the main cast of The Five Star Weekend – read on for more detailed profiles on each character and actor, including where you might have seen them before.
- Jennifer Garner as Hollis Shaw
- Regina Hall as Dru-Ann Jones
- D'Arcy Carden as Brooke Kirtley
- Gemma Chan as Gigi Ling
- Chloë Sevigny as Tatum McKenzie
- Harlow Jane as Caroline Shaw
- Timothy Olyphant as Jack
- Josh Hamilton as Matthew Shaw
Jennifer Garner as Hollis Shaw
Jennifer Garner stars in The Five Star Weekend. Peacock / Sky
About the character: Hollis is a famed cook, food influencer and best-selling author whose husband's sudden death prompts her to host a healing weekend for the women who matter most to her at her Nantucket home.
Where you've seen Jennifer Garner before: Garner broke through as CIA agent Sydney Bristow in Alias, for which she won a Golden Globe, and has since starred in films including 13 Going on 30, Juno, Dallas Buyers Club and Yes Day. She also serves as an executive producer on The Five Star Weekend, as she did on fellow bestseller adaptation The Last Thing He Told Me.
Regina Hall as Dru-Ann Jones
Regina Hall stars in The Five Star Weekend. Peacock / Sky
About the character: Dru-Ann is Hollis's former college roommate, who now works as a successful sports agent.
Where you've seen Regina Hall before: Hall is known for hit comedy films Scary Movie and Girls Trip, along with acclaimed dramatic turns in One Battle After Another, Master and Nine Perfect Strangers. In 2022, she co-hosted the Academy Awards – one of Hollywood's most prestigious presenting gigs.
D'Arcy Carden as Brooke Kirtley
D'Arcy Carden stars in The Five Star Weekend. Peacock / Sky
About the character: Brooke met Hollis after they both had children at around the same time, and is one of the four women invited to Nantucket.
Where you've seen D'Arcy Carden before: Carden is best known as the all-knowing artificial being Janet in The Good Place, and has also appeared in A League of Their Own and Barry.
Gemma Chan as Gigi Ling
Gemma Chan stars in The Five Star Weekend. Peacock / Sky
About the character: Gigi is a pilot who first grows close to Hollis online and only meets her in person for the first time during the Nantucket weekend.
Where you've seen Gemma Chan before: Chan starred in Crazy Rich Asians and played Sersi in Marvel's Eternals, which was her second MCU gig after Captain Marvel (where she played the less prominent supporting role of Minn-Erva).
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Prior to her big screen success, Chan had starred opposite Katherine Parkinson in Channel 4's sci-fi thriller Humans.
Chloë Sevigny as Tatum McKenzie
Chloe Sevigny stars in The Five Star Weekend. Peacock / Sky
About the character: In the book, Tatum is Hollis's childhood best friend, a Nantucket local who brings both fierce loyalty and old tensions to the reunion.
Where you've seen Chloë Sevigny before: An Oscar nominee for Boys Don't Cry, Sevigny is also known for Big Love, American Horror Story, Russian Doll and Feud: Capote vs The Swans.
Harlow Jane as Caroline Shaw
Harlow Jane and Regina Hall star in The Five Star Weekend. Peacock / Sky
About the character: Caroline is Hollis's daughter, grieving her father's death while documenting the weekend, which deepens the mother-daughter tension.
Where you've seen Harlow Jane before: Jane has appeared in a smattering of projects including the action thriller Dig, where she co-starred opposite her real-life father Thomas Jane (of The Punisher and The Expanse fame). Her mother is Severance star Patricia Arquette.
Timothy Olyphant as Jack
Timothy Olyphant stars in The Five Star Weekend Peacock / Sky
About the character: In the book, Jack is Hollis's first boyfriend from her teenage years, reappearing in her life during a period of upheaval.
Where you've seen Timothy Olyphant before: Olyphant is known for Justified, Deadwood, Santa Clarita Diet and The Mandalorian.
Josh Hamilton as Matthew Shaw
About the character: Matthew is Hollis's husband, whose sudden death sets the story in motion.
Where you've seen Josh Hamilton before: Hamilton has featured in Eighth Grade, Manchester by the Sea and 13 Reasons Why.
Supporting and guest The Five Star Weekend cast
The wider ensemble includes Rob Huebel, David Denman, West Duchovny, Judy Greer, Tory Devon Smith, Morrison Keddie and Roberta Colindrez.
You can get a first look at the full ensemble in Sky's official trailer, which follows Garner's Hollis as she gathers her friends on Nantucket.
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All eight episodes of The Five Star Weekend arrive on Peacock (US) on Thursday 9 July 2026. The UK launch follows on Thursday 16 July 2026 on Sky and NOW.
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David CraigSenior Drama Writer
David Craig is the Senior Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest and greatest scripted drama and comedy across television and streaming. Previously, he worked at Starburst Magazine, presented The Winter King Podcast for ITVX and studied Journalism at the University of Sheffield.
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