Peacock Renews ‘The Five Star Weekend’ for Season 2 After July Premiere Hits 2.1 Billion Minutes Watched

Peacock has renewed The Five Star Weekend for a second season, the streamer announced in partnership with the production team behind the Elin Hilderbrand adaptation. Deadline reported the renewal on August 5, noting that the show had been originally announced as a limited series before Peacock moved to extend it into a longer run.

According to Peacock’s performance figures cited by Deadline, The Five Star Weekend became Peacock’s number one scripted series of all time in overall reach. The metric provided by the trade publication says the series has reached 2.1 billion minutes watched since its premiere on July 9.

The renewal indicates that Peacock is treating the series as more than a one-and-done summer event. The show’s extension also comes amid Peacock’s broader slate push for scripted content that can sustain viewership beyond launch, with the streamer highlighting minutes watched as a key indicator of continuing audience engagement.

Deadline also framed the renewal as a turning point for cast planning, describing “which actors are poised to return” as part of the next-season outlook. Peacock and the producers have not, in the information provided for this report, publicly listed specific contract terms or a final roster of returning performers, but the trade coverage indicates multiple series regulars may be back for the next set of episodes.

The Five Star Weekend is based on Hilderbrand’s work and follows a resort-centric premise centered on relationships, family dynamics, and the tensions that emerge over a weekend setting. In the first season, the story’s cast and characters were introduced as part of the limited-series concept. With a second season now ordered, Peacock will have to align scheduling and story structure to support an ongoing arc rather than a closed-ended adaptation.

While details of Season 2’s production timeline were not included in the provided material, the renewal date itself sets the immediate next step for the studio, producers, and performers as they finalize episode counts, filming windows, and post-production schedules. Peacock will also need to coordinate marketing and release strategy around a renewed series identity, especially given the show’s initial framing as a limited run.

For viewers, the renewal changes the viewing expectations for a title that was originally positioned as a finite event. For industry observers, it reflects how streamer measurement tied to reach and total watch time can translate into orders that reshape development plans, including projects that began as limited series and later become multi-season programming.