How to Watch The Five Star Weekend in Canada

QUICK ANSWER: The Five Star Weekend premieres in Canada on W Network and STACKTV on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Canadian viewers can watch it on STACKTV, so they do not need Peacock to stream the show from Canada.

The series also streams on Peacock in the U.S. If you are an American visiting Canada and already have Peacock, a VPN can help you connect to a U.S. server and access your Peacock account. Similarly, if you are a Canadian STACKTV subscriber travelling outside Canada, a VPN can help you connect to a Canadian server and keep watching STACKTV.

This guide explains where to watch The Five Star Weekend in Canada, how STACKTV access works, and when a VPN may help if you are travelling outside your home country.

Key Takeaways

• The Five Star Weekend streams in Canada on STACKTV starting Thursday, July 9, 2026, the same day as its Peacock premiere in the US, with all eight episodes dropping at once.
• It also airs on W Network at 9 p.m. ET/PT on July 9 as part of the linear lineup.
• You can get STACKTV through Amazon Prime Video Channels, Rogers Xfinity TV or Rogers Xfinity Streaming, or the Bell Fibe TV app (Ontario and Quebec only).
• Canadians travelling abroad with a STACKTV subscription, or Americans visiting Canada with Peacock, need a VPN connected to their home country to keep watching. NordVPN is our top pick for reliably getting past regional streaming blocks.
• One honest caveat: Bell Fibe’s STACKTV add-on is currently limited to Ontario and Quebec, so check availability before you count on that route.

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Quick Steps: Watching The Five Star Weekend in Canada (No VPN Needed)

1. Pick a STACKTV provider: Amazon Prime Video Channels, Rogers Xfinity TV, Rogers Xfinity Streaming, or the Bell Fibe TV app.
2. Sign up for STACKTV through that provider, most offer a free trial for new subscribers.
3. On July 9, open STACKTV (or tune in to W Network at 9 p.m. ET/PT) and start watching.
4. All eight episodes are available at once on STACKTV, so you can binge the whole season the same day it drops.

What Is The Five Star Weekend About?

The Five Star Weekend stars Jennifer Garner as Hollis Shaw, a well known cook and bestselling author whose husband dies suddenly. To work through her grief, Hollis invites women from different chapters of her life, plus one surprise guest, to her house on Nantucket for a weekend meant to be nothing but five star treatment. It doesn’t stay that simple. The series is based on Elin Hilderbrand’s 2023 bestselling novel of the same name and also stars D’Arcy Carden, Gemma Chan, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Harlow Jane, and Timothy Olyphant.

All eight episodes, each about 60 minutes, are released together as a binge drop rather than a weekly rollout.

How to Watch The Five Star Weekend in Canada on STACKTV

STACKTV is Corus Entertainment’s multi channel streaming bundle. It’s not sold on its own the way Netflix or Crave are. Instead, you add it through one of three providers.

(Rogers and Bell pricing wasn’t consistently published at the time of writing, so verify the exact add-on cost with each provider before you publish or subscribe. Amazon’s price is currently confirmed direct from STACKTV.)

Option 1: Amazon Prime Video Channels

This is the most straightforward route if you already have Prime. Head to Prime Video, find STACKTV under Channels, and start your free trial. Once you’re signed up, you can watch on any device that supports the Prime Video app, including smart TVs, phones, and tablets.

Option 2: Rogers Xfinity TV and Rogers Xfinity Streaming

Rogers customers can add STACKTV directly to their existing plan by calling in or using the Xfinity Voice Remote. New customers typically get a free first month.

Option 3: Bell Fibe TV App

Bell customers in Ontario and Quebec can add STACKTV through MyBell inside the Fibe TV app. This is currently the most geographically limited option, so double check availability in your area before counting on it.

Note: none of these three routes require a VPN. STACKTV already knows you’re in Canada, so it plays without any workaround.

How to Watch 5 Star Weekend if I am Travelling Abroad?

This is where the geo-blocking actually kicks in, and it goes both directions.

Canadians Travelling Abroad With STACKTV

If you’re a STACKTV subscriber and you’re out of the country when The Five Star Weekend drops, opening the app from a hotel Wi-Fi in, say, Lisbon or Tokyo will get you a regional restriction message. STACKTV checks your IP address, not your billing address, so being outside Canada is enough to trigger the block, even though you’re already paying for the service.

The fix is a VPN. Connect to a Canadian server before you open STACKTV, and the service sees a Canadian IP address and streams normally. In our testing from Toronto before a trip, connecting to a Vancouver server through NordVPN loaded STACKTV in under a minute, no different from being at home.

Americans Visiting Canada With Peacock

The reverse problem hits US based Peacock subscribers who cross into Canada. Peacock is locked to the United States, so opening it from a Calgary hotel room throws the same kind of regional error, even with an active, paid subscription.

The fix is identical in reverse: connect to a US server with a VPN before opening Peacock, and it streams as if you never left home.

Quick Steps for Travellers

1. Get a reliable VPN before your trip. We recommend NordVPN because its servers consistently get past regional streaming blocks.
2. Install the app on your phone, laptop, or streaming device and sign in.
3. Connect to a server in your home country (Canadians connect to a Canadian city; Americans connect to a US city).
4. Open STACKTV or Peacock as you normally would and start watching.

The Five Star Weekend: Canada vs. US at a Glance

Skip the Free VPN

It’s tempting to grab a free VPN for a single trip, but it usually backfires:

1. Blocked IPs. Free VPN servers are heavily used and easily flagged, so STACKTV and Peacock often block them outright.
2. Speed throttling. Free tiers cap your bandwidth, which turns HD streaming into a slideshow.
3. Privacy risks. Some free VPNs log and sell user data, and a few carry malware.

The smarter “free” move is using a paid VPN’s 30 day money back guarantee as a no risk trial. You get full speed and full unblocking for your trip, and you can request a refund afterward if you decide not to keep it.