WATCH: Ricky Martin beds some babes, makes a splash in star-studded Palm Beach comedy
Fire Island, Palm Springs, Provincetown, and Puerto Vallarta—this spring, the hottest gay vacation destination around is the Palm Royale.The eponymous resort is the setting for AppleTV+’s upcoming period piece dramedy about a small-town pageant queen looking to make her way into the upper echelons of Palm Beach, Florida’s high society in the 1960s—no matter the cost.And, trust us, you’re going to want to tune in, because the cast of Palm Royale seems like it was designed specifically to have the gays shouting, “MOTHER!” at the screen.Subscribe to our daily newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.SNL‘s Kristen Wiig stars as Maxine, sporting a spray tan and a Southern accent to play our plucky protagonist, a fish out of water amid Palm Beach’s snooty elite.
Chief among them appears to Evelyn Rollins—Oscar and Emmy winner Allison Janney—the H.B.I.C. with a zero tolerance Maxine policy.But wait, there’s more!: Laura Dern will play Linda, a feminist hippie who becomes an unexpected ally to Maxine.
