Palm Royale

Palm Royale is a period comedy-drama television series created by Abe Sylvia. It is based on 2018 novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel. The series premiered on March 20, 2024, on Apple TV+. In June 2024, it was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 12, 2025.

Premise

Set in 1969, outsider Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons strives to attain a place in the high society of Palm Beach, Florida, through the town's most exclusive country club, the Palm Royale, in the process learning what she will and won't do to achieve this.

Cast and characters

Main

Kristen Wiig as Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons
Ricky Martin as Robert Diaz
Josh Lucas as Douglas Darby Dellacorte-Simmons
Leslie Bibb as Dinah Donahue
Amber Chardae Robinson as Virginia
Laura Dern as Linda Shaw/Penelope Rollins
Allison Janney as Evelyn Rollins
Carol Burnett as Norma Dellacorte
Kaia Gerber as Mitzi
Recurring
Bruce Dern as Skeet Rollins
Julia Duffy as Mary Meredith Jones Davidsoul
Claudia Ferri as Raquel Kimberly-Marco
Jordan Bridges as Perry Donahue, 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
Avi Rothman as Astronaut Grant Herkimer
Michael Hitchcock as Chester
Adam J. Harrington as Agent Stevens
Richard Whiten as Agent Clune
Albert Malafronte as Dr. Prescott
Patti LuPone as Marjorie Merriweather Post
Ryan Dorsey as Jedebedaiah
John Stamos as Dr. Dusty Magic
Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2024)

Season 2 (2025–26)

Production

It was announced in February 2022 that Apple TV+ had given a greenlight to a 10-part series, Mrs. American Pie, which would star Kristen Wiig, with Laura Dern executive producing and potentially co-starring. Abe Sylvia would write the series with Tate Taylor directing. In May, Allison Janney, Leslie Bibb, Ricky Martin, and Josh Lucas were added to the cast. Carol Burnett, Amber Chardae Robinson, Jordan Bridges, Kaia Gerber, and Julia Duffy were among additional castings announced in June.
The show's development team made plot and writing decisions based on the cast.
Filming began in May 2022.
The show was renamed Palm Royale in April 2023.
On June 6, 2024, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a second season. Filming on the second season started on October 9, 2024.

Release

Palm Royale premiered on March 20, 2024, with the first three episodes on Apple TV+. The 10-episode second season premiered on November 12, 2025, with a new episode dropping weekly until January 14, 2026.

Reception

The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported a 57% approval rating based on 67 critic reviews, with an average rating of 5.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Palm Royales fabulous cast and visual splendor make for a diverting enough destination, but its wayward tone results in a curiously unfulfilling trip to paradise." Metacritic assigned a score of 57 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".