Jennifer Garner’s “Love, Simon” Legacy and the LGBTQ-Focused “The Five Star Weekend”

In 2018, Garner portrayed a supportive mother in the LGBTQ+-themed film *Love, Simon*. She describes the role as the most “important” of her career and says it continues to shape her work. Garner now stars in *The Five Star Weekend*, a Peacock drama about a group of women navigating loss, friendship, and evolving identities, including late-life questioning of sexuality.

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Garner emphasizes her desire to help parents support queer children, noting that the *Love, Simon* scene “opened hearts and minds around the world.” Co-star Chloë Sevigny frames the new series as a vehicle for normalizing LGBTQ+ stories in everyday settings. D’Arcy Carden highlights the relevance of portraying characters who come out later in life, while Gemma Chan stresses the show’s focus on “chosen family” and the importance of grace among friends.

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• “Truly nothing touches my heart more than being approached about Love, Simon. It doesn't matter if you ask me to shoot it on the moon. I want to practice saying those lines. I want to be this mom,” — Jennifer Garner, Actress

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• “I want to help other women or parents see a way through. If their child tells them something that culturally might be hard for them to hear, I want to help them see the path forward. I'm just so grateful I got to play that role,” — Jennifer Garner, Actress

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• “From If These Walls Could Talk to Boys Don't Cry, I just knew that these were stories that I wanted to see and I thought the world should see.” — Chloë Sevigny, Actress

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• “I know more and more people in my life who are coming out later in life.” — D’Arcy Carden, Actress

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• “The lesson to me is that we should all afford each other some grace and ourselves some grace," Chan says.” — Gemma Chan, Actress

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Garner’s *Love, Simon* moment is credited with giving queer youth a visible affirmation of parental support, while *The Five Star Weekend* extends that representation to adult experiences of self-discovery and chosen family. The cast’s remarks suggest the series aims to broaden acceptance by depicting LGBTQ+ narratives within mainstream, relatable contexts.

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*The Five Star Weekend* is currently streaming on Peacock; no additional release dates or follow-up projects are mentioned in the sources.

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