Palm Royale | |
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Genre | Period comedy-drama |
Created by | Abe Sylvia |
Based on | Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel |
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Theme music composer | Jeff Toyne[1] |
Country of origin | United States Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Network | Apple TV+ |
Release | March 20, 2024 present | –
Palm Royale is a ten-part period comedy-drama miniseries created by Abe Sylvia,[2] based on the 2018 novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel.[3] The series premiered on March 20, 2024, with the first three episodes.[4]
Set in 1969, outsider Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) strives to attain a place in Palm Beach high society through the town's most exclusive resort club, in the process learning what she will and won't do to achieve this.[5]
No. | Title [2] | Directed by | Teleplay by [2] | Original air date [6] | |
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1 | "Maxine Goes to Palm Beach" | Tate Taylor | Abe Sylvia | March 20, 2024 | |
Maxine is obsessed with the lives of the ultra-wealthy in Palm Beach, and wants to join the upper echelon of women there. Maxine attempts to befriend Dinah Donohue, but she won't sponsor Maxine's membership to the Palm Royale because she isn't of good lineage. After it is revealed that Maxine’s husband is a D’ellacorte, Dinah sponsors her membership to the club. | |||||
2 | "Maxine Saves a Cat" | Tate Taylor | Sheri Holman | March 20, 2024 | |
3 | "Maxine Like a Dellacorte" | Abe Sylvia | Sharr White | March 20, 2024 | |
4 | "Maxine Rolls the Dice" | Abe Sylvia | Becky Mode | March 27, 2024 | |
5 | "Maxine Shakes the Tree" | Stephanie Laing | Emma Rathbone | April 3, 2024 | |
6 | "Maxine Takes a Step" | Stephanie Laing | Celeste Hughey | April 10, 2024 | |
7 | "Maxine Bags a Prince" | Abe Sylvia | Logan Faust & Sheri Holman | April 17, 2024 | |
8 | "Maxine Saves the Whale" | Claire Scanlon | Sharr White | April 24, 2024 | |
9 | "Maxine Makes a Splash" | TBA | Kelly Hutchinson | May 1, 2024 | |
10 | "Maxine Throws a Party" | TBA | Sheri Holman & Kelly Hutchinson | May 8, 2024 |
It was announced in February 2022 that Apple TV+ had given a greenlight to the 10-part series named Mrs. American Pie, which would see Kristen Wiig star, and Laura Dern executive producing in addition to potentially co-starring. Abe Sylvia will write the series with Tate Taylor directing.[7] In May, Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb, Ricky Martin and Josh Lucas were added to the cast.[8][9][10][11] Carol Burnett, Amber Chardae Robinson, Jordan Bridges, Kaia Gerber and Julia Duffy would be amongst additional castings announced in June.[12][13][14]
Filming began in May 2022.[15]
The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 55% approval rating based on 62 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Palm Royale's fabulous cast and visual splendor make for a diverting enough destination, but its wayward tone results in a curiously unfulfilling trip to paradise."[18] Metacritic assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[19]