palm royale
Allison Janney and Leslie Bibb on ‘Palm Royale,’ Suffering Through Their 1960s Looks and Playing Wordle With Carol Burnett
Palm Royale with its meticulously matched period décor and costuming is a true immersion in late 1960s Palm Beach culture. But while watching the Apple TV+ series, one can’t help but see the connections between the topics that were emerging as national concerns then and the biggest social issues now. “It’s so cool to think […]
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Carol Burnett to Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at Gracie Awards
Carol Burnett has another lifetime achievement award headed her way. The legendary performer, who currently stars on the Apple TV+ series Palm Royale, has been selected to receive the honor at the 49th annual Gracie Awards from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. The gala is set to take place at the Beverly Wilshire […]
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A Palm Beach ‘Bridgerton’: ‘Palm Royale’ Production Designer on One-Upping Those Ball Scenes
[This story is focused on the sixth episode of Palm Royale, “Maxine Takes a Step.”] In Palm Royale, parties and Palm Beach high society go together like Maxine Dellacorte (Kristen Wiig) and her signature grasshopper cocktail. But pulling off these ostentatious displays of wealth and popularity disguised as charitable events, episode after episode, was no small […]
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Ricky Martin on His Return to TV in ‘Palm Royale’: “I’d Be Stupid to Say No”
[This story contains spoilers from the fifth episode of Palm Royale, “Maxine Shakes the Tree.”] Despite a rocky start to their relationship in Apple TV+’s 1969 comedy Palm Royale, as time goes on, series lead Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons (Kristen Wiig) and Robert (Ricky Martin), a closeted bartender at the exclusive Palm Royale beach club, form an […]
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Events of the Week: ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ ‘The First Omen’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, The First Omen and Palm Royale. Human Rights Campaign dinner Jean Smart and Sterling K. Brown were honored at Human Rights Campaign’s annual Los Angeles dinner on Saturday, which […]
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‘Palm Royale’ Writer on Pulling Off Episode 4’s Havana Nights Party
[This story contains spoilers from episode four of Palm Royale, “Maxine Rolls the Dice.”] When Katie O’Connell first read Mr. and Mrs. American Pie, Juliet McDaniel’s 2018 novel that was adapted for Apple TV+’s new period comedy-drama Palm Royale, she was “obsessed” with its 1960s setting. “It just felt like such a cool time period […]
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Laura Dern and Producing Partner Jayme Lemons on Their Road to ‘Palm Royale’
Enlightened was more than just the title of the HBO TV series Laura Dern starred in from 2011-2013. It’s also the state of being the actress and her future producing partner, Jayme Lemons, found themselves in after Dern served as an executive producer and Lemons a first-time producer on the comedy-drama. “Once we had that […]
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‘Palm Royale’ Costume Designer Talks 1969 Style and Handpicking a Show-Inspired Collection for The RealReal (Exclusive)
Fashion makes a splash in Apple TV+’s period comedy series Palm Royale, set in 1969 Palm Beach and debuting on March 20. Loosely based on Juliet McDaniel’s book Mr. and Mrs. American Pie, the show stars Kristen Wiig as aspiring Palm Beach socialite Maxine, alongside Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Kaia Gerber, Leslie Bibb and Ricky […]
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Events of the Week: ‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,’ ‘Palm Royale’ and More
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Palm Royale and Apples Never Fall. SXSW Hollywood headed over to Austin for the annual festival, which this year ran from March 8 to March 16 and featured the premieres of The […]
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Kristen Wiig Channeled Her “Best Chattanooga” Accent For ‘Palm Royale’: “Practiced in the Mirror”
For new comedy series Palm Royale, Kristen Wiig is putting her long résumé of accents to work. The former Saturday Night Live star is back on the small screen in the Apple TV+ show, set in Palm Beach high society in 1969. Wiig stars as Maxine Simmons, an ambitious woman who tries to scheme her […]
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Comedy Queen Kristen Wiig Is Back With a New Life, Glam Look and Star-Packed Series
A few weeks before this year’s Golden Globes, Kristen Wiig went over to Will Ferrell’s house in L.A. to brainstorm how they might co-present an acting prize at the show, which was reinventing itself as new and improved after a series of scandals. The event was among the first major Hollywood gatherings since the actors […]
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Apple at Press Tour: ‘Palm Royale,’ ‘Franklin’ and … ‘The Simpsons’ (Yes, Really)
Stars including Michael Douglas, Carol Burnett, Maya Rudolph and many others made their way through monsoon-like weather Monday to the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., for the first day of the winter portion of the semi-annual Television Critics Association’s press tour as Apple showcased new and returning shows Loot, The New Look, Palm Royale, Franklin […]
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