Best-Selling Author's 2023 Novel Is Headed to Peacock-And There's One Reason Why Fans Can't Wait to Watch the Secret-Filled Drama
Peacock has your summer binge-watch locked and loaded with the Five Star Weekend.
Jennifer Garner's new secret-filled drama, a series based on Elin Hilderbrand's popular novel, recently dropped the first trailer on May 11, which already has fans counting down until the July release.
In the 90-second trailer, Garner's character, Hollis Shaw, a famed cook and best-selling author, is informed by police that her husband had been in a deadly accident.
As she tries to move forward following the tragic loss, she plans a girls' trip to Nantucket with a group of friends she's gathered from "each stage of her life" to help her through the grieving process.
The synopsis for the eight-episode drama reads, "Unable to move forward, the death starts to expose the cracks in Hollis' picture-perfect life -- her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter and her growing pursuit of validation from her fans."
"Set against a luxurious and coastal backdrop, the stars will mature in ways they could never imagine as boundaries are pushed and secrets are exposed," it continues.
Fans were quick to note that there's only one reason they're going to tune into the series, "the lowkey" stacked cast.
"Regina's in it !! I have to watchhh and Janet!!" one commented noted of Regina Hall, who stars as Dru-Anne Hall, and The Good Places' D'Arcy Carden as Brooke Kirtley.
"I see Regina and Jennifer I click This looks good," another noted, while a second chimed in, "I love this cast."
"ermagerd...a Jennifer Garner Timothy Olyphant reprise...YES," someone else noted, as the duo previously shared the screen in 2006's romantic comedy-drama Catch and Release.
"If I had a nickel for every time Jennifer Garner's character's significant other dies and then she proceeds to find love again in Timothy Olyphant's character, I'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice," someone else joked.
The star-studded cast also includes Chloë Sevigny as Tatum McKenzie and Gemma Chan as Gigi Ling.
It is set to premiere all at once on July 9, 2026.
As mentioned, the film is an adaptation of the 2023 beach read drama and mystery novel written by the "queen of the beach read," which was also a "top national fiction bestseller," centering on grief, friendship, secrets and reinvention.
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This story was originally published May 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM.