#FIRSTLOOK: “THE FIVE STAR WEEKEND” AND “PRISONER” COMING TO W NETWORK, SHOWCASE AND STACKTV

Coming this summer, W Network and Showcase are turning up the heat with the addition of The Five Star Weekend and Prisoner to their respective lineups. The Five Star Weekend starring Jennifer Garner will debut Thursday, July 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on W Network. The first three episodes of the series will drop exclusively on STACKTV on the day of premiere followed by one episode weekly. Meanwhile, action thriller Prisoner premieres Thursday, July 9 at 9 p.m. ET on Showcase and available to stream on STACKTV.

The Five Star Weekend is centered on Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner, The Last Thing He Told Me, Yes Day), a famed cook and best-selling author known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste, and warm demeanor, who suffers a devastating loss. 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. In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties, and one surprise fifth star. 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.

The series also stars D’Arcy Carden ( The Good Place, Barry), Gemma Chan ( Crazy Rich Asians, The Actor), Regina Hall ( One Battle After Another, Girls Trip), Chloë Sevigny (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story, Big Love), Harlow Jane (She Came to Me, High Desert) and Timothy Olyphant ( Justified: City Primeval, Deadwood). The Five Star Weekend is created by Bekah Brunstetter, and Sue Naegle, Ali Krug, Minkie Spiro, Jennifer Garner, Merri Howard, Beth Schacter, Elin Hilderbrand and Brunstetter serve as executive producers. The series is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Prisoner follows Amber (Izuka Hoyle, Boiling Point, Big Boys), a principled young prison transport officer tasked with escorting Tibor (Tahar Rahim, The Serpent, Un Prophète), a trained killer and high-value inmate, to court to testify against his elite crime syndicate. When their convoy is brutally ambushed, she’s forced to put her life in his hands. As the sole survivors, handcuffed and on the run, they must race to reach their destination alive and on time.

Along the way, their uneasy alliance is tested as the syndicate closes in. Trust becomes a weapon and their shackled survival a moral dilemma, forcing Amber to confront how far she’ll go to protect what matters most.

Prisoner also stars Eddie Marsan ( Back to Black, The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe), Finn Bennett ( Black Doves, True Detective), Catherine McCormack ( Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, 28 Weeks Later), Leonie Benesch ( September 5, Babylon Berlin), Sam Troughton ( Lockerbie: A Search for Truth, Black Doves), Laurie Davidson ( The Girlfriend, Mary & George), Ken Nwosu ( Black Doves, Sticks and Stones), Brían F. O’Byrne ( Conclave, The Wonder) and Youssef Kerkour ( Lockerbie: A Search For Truth). The series produced by Binocular in association with Sky Studios and is written and created by showrunner Matt Charman. Haleema Mizra is deputy showrunner and writer. The series is directed by Otto Bathurst, with later episodes directed by Pia Strietmann. Executive producers are Matt Charman, Foz Allan, Otto Bathurst, and Adrian Sturges for Sky Studios. Barney Reisz serves as series producer.

The Five Star Weekend, Prisoner, and more hit series can be streamed via STACKTV, available on Amazon Prime Video, Bell Fibe TV app, Rogers Ignite TV and Ignite Streaming. Showcase is also available through all major TV distributors, including: Shaw, Shaw Direct, Rogers, Bell, Videotron, Telus, Cogeco, Eastlink and SaskTel.