{"id":1857,"date":"2026-05-12T18:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jennifer-garner-gushes-over-role-in-new-peacock-series-compares-it-to-her-own-life-cant-think-of-anything-ive-enjoyed-more\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:12:31","slug":"jennifer-garner-gushes-over-role-in-new-peacock-series-compares-it-to-her-own-life-cant-think-of-anything-ive-enjoyed-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/jennifer-garner-gushes-over-role-in-new-peacock-series-compares-it-to-her-own-life-cant-think-of-anything-ive-enjoyed-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Garner gushes over role in new Peacock series, compares it to her own life: &#8216;Can\u2019t think of anything I\u2019ve enjoyed more&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/05\/127560275.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/01\/parents\/jennifer-garner-and-ben-affleck-celebrate-son-samuels-14th-birthday\/\">Jennifer Garner<\/a> can do it all on screen.<\/p>\n<p>Equal parts sugar and spice, the beloved Hollywood star has played master assassin Elektra in the <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/02\/entertainment\/meryl-streep-takes-a-swipe-at-boring-marvel-movies\/\">Marvel films<\/a>, while also portraying loveable teen-turned-mag-editor Jenna Rink in the classic rom-com\u00a0\u201c13 Going on 30.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the actress says she\u2019s never identified more with a character than the one she plays in the upcoming miniseries,\u00a0\u201cThe Five-Star Weekend,\u201d which premieres locally on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/binge.com.au\/?extcamp=ncaeditoriallink-ptr-nca-lnk-awr-acq-var-bge&amp;channel=nca&amp;campaign=editorial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">BINGE<\/a>\u00a0on July 9.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jennifer Garner stars in the upcoming miniseries,\u00a0\u201cThe Five-Star Weekend.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Seacia Pavao\/PEACOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The Peacock series premieres locally on\u00a0BINGE\u00a0on July 9. <span class=\"credit\">Binge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The full-length trailer for the Peacock series was released on Tuesday, and it shows Garner in her element.<\/p>\n<p>The real-life star we\u2019ve all come to know and love through her endearing social media cooking and gardening videos appears to be embodied in her new on-screen character, Hollis Shaw \u2013 a famed cook and best-selling author who has impeccable taste and a warm demeanor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe more I read, the more it surprised me, and the more it resonated with me, and all of the ways that Hollis and I are alike were kind of shocking to me,\u201d Garner told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/850943\/jennifer-garner-makes-confession-about-perfect-life-with-3-children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hello! magazine<\/a>\u00a0of the script, which is based on author Elin Hilderbrand\u2019s 2023 novel of the same name.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll of the ways we are different were really fun for me. And I have found that cooking in front of a camera, this is the first time I\u2019ve ever used something that I love, which is cooking and baking, on camera as a character. And I found it to be, like Hollis does, really calming, really settling,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Garner plays Hollis Shaw, a famed cook and best-selling author who has impeccable taste and a warm demeanor. <span class=\"credit\">Binge<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cActing for me is always like, \u2018Do I know what I\u2019m doing?\u2019 And in that [setting] I was like, \u2018Oh no, I know how to do this. I am perfectly at home here. I know this character.\u2019 It\u2019s really been a blast.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the series, Hollis\u2019 picture-perfect life is soon turned upside down when she suffers the devastating loss of her husband.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to move on, the grieving widow invites four friends from different chapters of her life to a coastal getaway. But it doesn\u2019t exactly go to plan as tensions rise and secrets are uncovered over the course of the weekend.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Garner shares endearing social media cooking videos on social media. <span class=\"credit\">Seacia Pavao\/PEACOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThe more I read, the more it surprised me, and the more it resonated with me, and all of the ways that Hollis and I are alike were kind of shocking to me,\u201d Garner told\u00a0Hello! magazine\u00a0of the script for \u201cThe Five-Star Weekend.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Seacia Pavao\/PEACOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe death starts to expose the cracks in Hollis\u2019s picture-perfect life \u2013 her <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/30\/lifestyle\/new-study-reveals-states-with-the-unhappiest-couples-is-your-state-one-of-them\/\">strained marriage<\/a>, her complicated relationship with her daughter, and her growing pursuit of validation from her fans,\u201d reads the logline for the series.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/10\/real-estate\/the-beautiful-nantucket-home-of-your-dreams-is-available-for-free-but-theres-a-catch\/\">Nantucket<\/a> with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, her thirties, and one surprise fifth star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSet against a luxurious and coastal backdrop, the stars will mature in ways they could never imagine as boundaries are pushed and secrets are exposed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hollis\u2019 friends are played by <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/09\/19\/celebrity-news\/julia-roberts-admits-she-was-intimidated-and-scared-by-a-list-actress-during-first-meeting\/\">Chlo\u00eb Sevigny<\/a> (\u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d), <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/03\/05\/entertainment\/regina-hall-calls-out-kevin-hart-for-referring-to-her-breasts-sandbags-on-film-set\/\">Regina Hall<\/a> (\u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d), Gemma Chan (\u201cCrazy Rich Asians\u201d) and D\u2019Arcy Carden (\u201cThe Good Place\u201d).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Hollis\u2019 friends are played by Chlo\u00eb Sevigny (\u201cAmerican Horror Story\u201d), Regina Hall (\u201cOne Battle After Another\u201d), Gemma Chan (\u201cCrazy Rich Asians\u201d) and D\u2019Arcy Carden (\u201cThe Good Place\u201d). <span class=\"credit\">Seacia Pavao\/PEACOCK<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rising star Harlow Jane \u2013 the daughter of Hollywood stars <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/25\/celebrity-news\/patricia-arquette-is-loving-getting-older-i-dont-take-fools\/\">Patricia Arquette<\/a> and Thomas Jane \u2013 will play Garner\u2019s on-screen daughter, Caroline, with whom she shares a complicated relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is a role about friendship. It\u2019s a role about growing at this stage in your life,\u201d Garner told\u00a0Hello!. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s women who are in the middle of this \u2013 what is their next chapter going to be? What\u2019s their next story going to be? Their story is not done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just can\u2019t think of anything I\u2019ve enjoyed more than being with this group and doing this role this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/entertainment\/jennifer-garner-gushes-over-role-in-new-peacock-series-compares-it-to-her-own-life-cant-think-of-anything-ive-enjoyed-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Garner can do it all on screen. 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