{"id":2469601,"date":"2026-06-21T18:45:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2469601"},"modified":"2026-06-21T18:45:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T18:45:41","slug":"book-lovers-rejoice-the-five-star-weekend-gets-companion-podcast-with-author-elin-hilderbrand-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/book-lovers-rejoice-the-five-star-weekend-gets-companion-podcast-with-author-elin-hilderbrand-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"Book lovers rejoice! \u201cThe Five Star Weekend\u201d gets companion podcast with author Elin Hilderbrand (exclusive)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Readers devoured Elin Hilderbrand&#8217;s <em>The Five-Star Weekend<\/em>, and now they&#8217;ll be able to pour over every detail of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-five-star-weekend-cast-jennifer-garner-on-uplifting-new-peacock-series-11993725\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Peacock's adaptation of the best-selling novel;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Peacock'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Peacock&#8217;s adaptation of the best-selling novel<\/a> \u2014 with insights from the author herself!<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All eight episodes of season 1 \u2014 starring Jennifer Garner, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/darcy-carden\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:D'Arcy Carden;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;D'&quot;}\" class=\"link \">D&#8217;Arcy Carden<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/regina-hall\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Regina Hall;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Regina Hall&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Regina Hall<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/chloe-sevigny\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Chlo\u00eb Sevigny;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Chlo\u00eb Sevigny&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Chlo\u00eb Sevigny<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/gemma-chan\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Gemma Chan;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gemma Chan&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Gemma Chan<\/a> \u2014 will drop on July 9, but the podcast will not be a binge release, <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> can exclusively reveal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The companion podcast will be a total of eight episodes, one for each episode of season 1, with two pods released each Thursday starting premiere day. In addition to being available in audio form on all major audio platforms, a video version will stream on Peacock and Peacock&#8217;s YouTube channel \u2014 and you cab watch the official trailer below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hilderbrand will be joined on the podcast by guests Garner, Carden, Chan, Hall, and Sevigny \u2014 as well as their costars Harlow Jane and West Duchovny, series creator Bekah Brunstetter, directors Minkie Spiro and Jennifer Morrison, and more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Jennifer Garner and Elin Hilderbrand<br \/>Credit: Jocelyn Prescod\/Peacock<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Five Star Weekend<\/em> centers on Garner&#8217;s Hollis Shaw, a home cook turned food influencer turned <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/entertaining-weekly-ina-garten-barefoot-contessa-viral-drink-quarantine-cooking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Ina Garten;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ina Garten&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Ina Garten<\/a>-esque TV star and cookbook queen. As she attempts to emerge from her month of grief following the death of her husband, Shaw decides to invite four friends \u2014 each from a different stage in her life \u2014 to a weekend at her Nantucket home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;EW Dispatch newsletter&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I could instantly see it as a show,&#8221; Brunstetter, whose previous projects include <em>This Is Us<\/em> and <em>Maid<\/em>, recently told EW of when she first read Hilderbrand&#8217;s novel. &#8220;I found it to be this incredible combination of lightness and depth, which is really hard to find in a series. I just\u00a0really believe in TV shows that uplifts but also challenges at the same time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I hope that [women] watch it with their girlfriends,&#8221; Garner added of the new drama. &#8220;I hope they feel how much the five of us love them, and get them, and get how much female friendship means to all of us. I wouldn\u2019t be alive&#8230;&#8221; she adds before a thoughtful pause. &#8220;Well, that&#8217;s too strong of a statement. I would hopefully be <em>alive<\/em>. But I would not be me without my ladies.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/the-five-star-weekend-companion-podcast-with-author-elin-hilderbrand-exclusive-12001922\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Readers devoured Elin Hilderbrand&#8217;s The Five-Star Weekend, and now they&#8217;ll be able to pour over every detail of Peacock&#8217;s adaptation of the best-selling novel \u2014 with insights from the author herself! All eight episodes of season 1 \u2014 starring Jennifer Garner, D&#8217;Arcy Carden, Regina Hall, Chlo\u00eb Sevigny, and Gemma Chan \u2014 will drop on July [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2469602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[356242,484429,385925,354823,39283,391448,32987,346090],"class_list":["post-2469601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-chloe-sevigny","tag-d39arcy-carden","tag-elin-hilderbrand","tag-gemma-chan","tag-jennifer-garner","tag-jennifer-morrison","tag-peacock","tag-regina-hall"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Book-lovers-rejoice-The-Five-Star-Weekend-gets-companion-podcast.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469601"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469603,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469601\/revisions\/2469603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}