Premise: Set in 1969, outsider Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons (Kristen Wiig) strives to attain a place in the high society of Palm Beach, Florida through the town’s most exclusive country club, in the process learning what she will and won’t do to achieve this.
The Palm Royale Miniseries was very good.
Pros: Every piece of work that goes into this series is so glamorous. I like how this series depicted high society socialites with the time period this series is set in. I like the balanced of drama & comedy in this series. The main stand-out characters are Kristen Wiig’s Maxine and Allison Janney’s Evelyn & I find the finale quite explosive.
Cons: Each episode did drag for too long at times. I didn’t like most of the other characters that much except from Laura Dern’s Linda & Leslie Bibb & it didn’t end with a proper conclusion.
Genre: Period comedy-drama
Created by Abe Sylvia
Based on Mr. & Mrs. American Pie; by Juliet McDaniel
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Ricky Martin, Josh Lucas, Leslie Bibb, Amber Chardae Robinson, Laura Dern & Allison Janney.
Music by Jeff Toyne
Executive producers: Laura Dern, Jayme Lemons, Katie O’Connell Marsh, John Norris, Abe Sylvia, Tate Taylor, Kristen Wiig, Sharr White, Sheri Holman
Production companies: Jaywalker Pictures; Aunt Sylvia’s Moving Picture co. Wyolah Entertainment; Boat Rocker Media; Inkshares; Apple Studios
Network: AppleTV+
Casts & Characters:
- Kristen Wiig as Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons
- Ricky Martin as Robert Diaz
- Josh Lucas as Douglas Darby Dellacorte-Simmons
- Leslie Bibb as Dinah Donohue
- Amber Chardae Robinson as Virginia
- Laura Dern as Linda Shaw/Penelope Rollins
- Allison Janney as Evelyn Rollins
- Carol Burnett as Norma Dellacorte
Special guest stars:
- Bruce Dern as Skeet Rollins
Recurring:
- Julia Duffy as Mary Jones Davidsoul
- Kaia Gerber as Mitzi
- Claudia Ferri as Raquel Kimberly-Marco
- Jordan Bridges as Perry Donohue, Ambassador to Luxembourg
- Dominic Burgess as Grayman
- Jason Canela as Eddie
- James Urbaniak as Palm Royale Manager
- Mindy Cohn as Ann Holiday
- Ben Palacios as Prince of Luxembourg / Reginald Baggins
- Aqueela Zoll as Princess Stephanie of Luxembourg
- Crosby Fitzgerald as Sylvia
- Bellina Logan as Rita
- Wesley Mann as Benny Barnhill
- Rick Cosnett as Sergeant Tom Sanka
- Roberto Sanchez as Pinky
- Michael Hitchcock as Chester
I recommend watching this series on AppleTV+.
Rating: 8 OUT OF 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident TV reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe