With the FIFA 2026 World Cup dominating headlines and a packed lineup of modern movies and returning TV favorites competing for viewers’ attention, this summer has offered no shortage of entertainment. Even so, Jennifer Garner‘s latest drama has quietly emerged as one of the season’s biggest streaming success stories. Based on Elin Hilderbrand‘s beloved 2023 bestselling novel, the heartfelt series follows a woman whose carefully planned getaway takes an unexpected turn, blending emotional family drama, friendship, and self-discovery into an effortless eight-episode binge.
Developed by This Is Us‘ Bekah Brunstetter, the confined series made its debut on Peacockon July 9, 2026, to rave reviews from both book fans and newcomers, as reflected by its Rotten Tomatoesscore. On the review aggregator website, it holds a glowing 89% Certified Fresh rating from 28 reviews. Many of these reviews praise the show, despite its flaws, as the quintessential summer escapist watch, celebrating its cozy, comfortable pacing and grounded performances. Audiences, on the other hand, have given the series a solid 70%, with some poking fun at the show’s soapy simplicity.
For viewers who enjoy vacation-set relationship stories such as The Perfect Couplebut are less mystery-driven, The Five-Star Weekend should certainly be your next weekend binge. Just a week after its highly anticipated premiere, the comfy drama has secured the #1 spot on Peacock, rarely slipping to second. The Nantucket-set drama is also a massive international hit, currently topping the charts on Binge in Australia and trending in the top 10 on HBO Max across multiple Asian territories. In addition to Garner, The Five-Star Weekend features lead female roles played by Gemma Chan, D’Arcy Carden, Regina Hall, and Chloë Sevigny, with Timothy Olyphant, JoshHamilton, and Judy Greeralso appearing.
Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz Which Taylor Sheridan Show Do You Belong In? Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn’t write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
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Where does your power come from? In Sheridan’s world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
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Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan’s universe is always absolute — and always costly.
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Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it’s crossed.
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Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan’s worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
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How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has tidy hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
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What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they’re defending.
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How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan’s world is never given — it’s established, maintained, and constantly tested.
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Someone modern arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
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What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
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When it’s over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan’s characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the contemporary world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are lean, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: pointed, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re shrewd enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
What Else Is Worth Watching This Summer?
If you’ve already binged your way through The Five-Star Weekend, there are many excellent TV shows worth adding to your summer watchlist. For those seeking intense drama, Apple TV’s psychological thriller Cape Fear, based on John D. MacDonald‘s novel The Executioners and featuring Javier Bardemand Amy Adams, is a great slow-burning choice. Also, the streamer’s modern crime thriller Lucky delivers a thrilling chase, with Anya Taylor-Joy playing a con artist on the run. However, if you prefer something lighter, Mindy Kaling’s witty New York comedy Not Suitable for Workon Hulu offers the perfect, easygoing alternative to keep you utterly entertained this summer.
