UCP to adapt bestseller The Five-Star Weekend for Peacock with Jennifer Garner to star and EP

US streamer Peacock has greenlit an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s bestselling novel The Five-Star Weekend, with Jennifer Garner attached to play the lead and executive produce.

Jennifer Garner (photo: Gage Skidmore via <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jennifer_Garner_-_2024_%2854106107278%29_%28cropped%29.jpg">CC</a>)

Produced by UCP, the story follows a well-known food influencer who hosts a weekend away with three friends from different stages of her life as she attempts to come to terms with a devastating loss.

The series is created, written and executive produced by Bekah Brunstetter (Maid, This is Us), with Beth Schacter (Billions, Super Pumped) also serving as a writer and executive producer.

Sue Naegle (Pam & Tommy, The Day of the Jackal) and Ali Krug (Pam & Tommy, The Staircase) are executive producing through their Dinner Party Productions banner, which has an overall deal with UCP.

Hilderbrand, the US author who also wrote The Perfect Couple, is also an executive producer.