Gemma Chan cast in Peacock's The Five-Star Weekend

Peacock's The Five-Star Weekend has added another new name to its cast: Crazy Rich Asians actress Gemma Chan. Crazy Rich Asians star Gemma Chan has joined the cast of Peacock’s upcoming drama series The Five-Star Weekend . She will play series regular Gigi Ling. Chan joins a previously confirmed cast of Jennifer Garner (also executive producer), Regina Hall and Chloe Sevigny.



The Five-Star Weekend centers on Hollis Shaw (Garner), a famous food influencer with a seemingly perfect life filled with delicious recipes, style, and warmth. But when she suffers a profound personal loss, the cracks in her carefully crafted image begin to show. Her marriage is strained, her relationship with her daughter is complicated, and her reliance on online validation grows.

In an attempt to reshape her life, Hollis hosts a five-star weekend at her Nantucket home with four friends who each represent a different phase of her life: her youth, her twenties, her thirties, and an unexpected fifth guest. Over the course of the luxurious seaside weekend, friendships are tested, secrets are revealed, and personal boundaries are pushed—all in the hopes of emotional healing and growth.

The series was created by Bekah Brunstetter, known for Maid and This Is Us, among others, and is based on the bestseller The Perfect Couple by Elin Hilderbrand.

Chan gained international fame with her leading role in the British science fiction series Humans and her breakthrough came with her role in the romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians. She also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Minn-Erva in Captain Marvel and as Sersi in Eternals. On television, she has appeared in series such as Extrapolations and The Afterparty, both from Apple TV+

With her role in The Five-Star Weekend, Chan continues her rise on the small screen in a series that explores themes of grief, self-discovery, female friendship and social pressure in a glamorous but emotionally charged setting.