Elin Hilderbrand reveals 'Five-Star Weekend' change she refused to make for TV

‘The Five-Star Weekend’ Creator on Changes From the Book, Jennifer Garner’s Input on the Infidelity Story and Wanting to Do More Seasons With the Same Cast

SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains major spoilers for “The Five-Star Weekend,” now streaming on Peacock. For “The Five-Star Weekend” showrunner Bekah Brunstetter, women’s stories only get richer as they age. “There’s so much change that happens in your 40s and 50s — and I don’t just mean menopause and perimenopause, which has become what we’re […]

'The Five Star Weekend' Boss Unpacks Book Changes and Hopes for Many More Seasons

Note: This story contains spoilers from “The Five Star Weekend” Season 1, Episode 8. When “The Five Star Weekend” showrunner Bekah Brunstetter first read Elin Hilderbrand’s novel of the same name the day after the writers’ strikes ended in 2023, she “immediately” saw the vision for the show and how the Nantucket-set adaptation could come to life. But it wasn’t just the cozy beach read aspect that attracted Brunstetter to the project, which cente…

Elin Hilderbrand reveals 'Five-Star Weekend' change she refused to make for TV

Elin Hildebrand, the author behind "The Five-Star Weekend," discusses how her book was adapted to a TV show and why she's so connected to Nantucket.

Why a show about grief might be the ‘comfort watch’ of the summer

“The Five Star Weekend,” adapted from “queen of the beach read” Elin Hilderbrand’s popular novel, is about friends helping each other through tragedy.