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In The Five Star Weekend<\/em>, Jennifer Garner plays a celebrity chef who plans a weekend getaway with her dearest friends in the aftermath of her husband\u2019s sudden death<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
The series reunited Garner with Timothy Olyphant, who she\u2019s been friends with for three decades, and she tells PEOPLE how their real-life \u201ctrust\u201d translated onscreen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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The Five Star Weekend <\/em>is now streaming on Peacock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThe chemistry between Jennifer Garner<\/a> and Timothy Olyphant<\/a> was truly effortless on The Five Star Weekend<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\nIn the new Peacock series, which premiered July 9, Garner plays Hollis, a celebrity chef who brings a group of friends from every era of her life \u2014 childhood bestie Tatum (Chlo\u00eb Sevigny<\/a>), college partner in crime Dru-Ann (Regina Hall<\/a>) and mom friend Brooke (D\u2019Arcy Carden<\/a>), along with a fourth surprise guest, Gigi (Gemma Chan<\/a>) \u2014 to her family\u2019s idyllic Nantucket home for a weekend getaway.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s been just six months since Hollis\u2019 husband, Matthew (Josh Hamilton), died suddenly in a car accident, and the trip is a way for Hollis to reconnect with her loved ones, but they\u2019re not the only ones she reconnects with. Her high school sweetheart, Jack (Olyphant), seems to be around every corner during the weekend trip, and Hollis quickly finds herself drawn back into his orbit.<\/p>\n
For Garner, 54, and Olyphant, 58, the series was a long-awaited reunion. \u201cHe and I first worked together on an indie in New York City in the \u201890s,\u201d Garner tells PEOPLE ahead of the show\u2019s premiere.<\/p>\n
Their best-known collaboration is 2006\u2019s Catch and Release<\/em>. Garner says she recently found out that the rom-com \u201chas this whole life that I didn\u2019t know it had, which has been very gratifying to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nTimothy Olyphant as Jack, Jennifer Garner as Hollis in \u2018The Five Star Weekend\u2019Credit: Seacia Pavao\/PEACOCK<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Working together on The Five Star Weekend<\/em> \u201cwas great,\u201d Garner says, as the \u201ctrust and history\u201d they share made things easy. \u201cHow fun to go in and just hit the ground running, knowing each other like we do.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cWith Tim, there was that trust there,\u201d she shares. \u201cI love his wife<\/a>. I\u2019ve known her forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
In The Five Star Weekend<\/em>, Jennifer Garner plays a celebrity chef who plans a weekend getaway with her dearest friends in the aftermath of her husband\u2019s sudden death<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The series reunited Garner with Timothy Olyphant, who she\u2019s been friends with for three decades, and she tells PEOPLE how their real-life \u201ctrust\u201d translated onscreen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n The Five Star Weekend <\/em>is now streaming on Peacock<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The chemistry between Jennifer Garner<\/a> and Timothy Olyphant<\/a> was truly effortless on The Five Star Weekend<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n In the new Peacock series, which premiered July 9, Garner plays Hollis, a celebrity chef who brings a group of friends from every era of her life \u2014 childhood bestie Tatum (Chlo\u00eb Sevigny<\/a>), college partner in crime Dru-Ann (Regina Hall<\/a>) and mom friend Brooke (D\u2019Arcy Carden<\/a>), along with a fourth surprise guest, Gigi (Gemma Chan<\/a>) \u2014 to her family\u2019s idyllic Nantucket home for a weekend getaway.<\/p>\n It\u2019s been just six months since Hollis\u2019 husband, Matthew (Josh Hamilton), died suddenly in a car accident, and the trip is a way for Hollis to reconnect with her loved ones, but they\u2019re not the only ones she reconnects with. Her high school sweetheart, Jack (Olyphant), seems to be around every corner during the weekend trip, and Hollis quickly finds herself drawn back into his orbit.<\/p>\n For Garner, 54, and Olyphant, 58, the series was a long-awaited reunion. \u201cHe and I first worked together on an indie in New York City in the \u201890s,\u201d Garner tells PEOPLE ahead of the show\u2019s premiere.<\/p>\n Their best-known collaboration is 2006\u2019s Catch and Release<\/em>. Garner says she recently found out that the rom-com \u201chas this whole life that I didn\u2019t know it had, which has been very gratifying to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n Timothy Olyphant as Jack, Jennifer Garner as Hollis in \u2018The Five Star Weekend\u2019Credit: Seacia Pavao\/PEACOCK<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Working together on The Five Star Weekend<\/em> \u201cwas great,\u201d Garner says, as the \u201ctrust and history\u201d they share made things easy. \u201cHow fun to go in and just hit the ground running, knowing each other like we do.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWith Tim, there was that trust there,\u201d she shares. \u201cI love his wife<\/a>. I\u2019ve known her forever.\u201d<\/p>\n
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