Palm Royale
Summary
Apple TV+‘sPalm Royalehas been reach the round as one of cyclosis ’s hot comedy - dramas , and the series charter very loose breathing in from the 2018 novel , Mr. & Mrs. American Pie . Saturday Night Liveveteran Kristen Wiig accept on the persona of Max Simmons , an foreigner see to break through the upper crust of an exclusive refuge club in Palm Beach , Florida following her failed pageant life history . While the serial was originally start to be calledMrs . American Pie , the name change in April 2023 helped to differentiate it from theAmerican Piefilm series .
Beyond differentiating the streaming series from a pre - existing comedy dealership , the new deed reflect the fact thatPalm Royaleis drastically different fromMr . & Mrs. American Pie . From the setting to the general plot to the large ensemble dramatis personae , little of the original novel ’s deoxyribonucleic acid made it into Apple TV+ ’s final ware , essentially taking the world-wide personality of the novel ’s Maxine Simmons and direct her in an only fresh readiness of circumstances . Kristen Wiig ’s charactermay ring true to the book , but piddling else last the rendering to the live - natural action adaptation .
Carol Burnett join the mold of the new Apple TV+ point piece clowning miniseries as Norma Dellacorte , the queen of Palm Beach who could be near death .
7Book Maxine Has To Fake A Marriage And Family
Whereas Palm Royale’s Maxine is more focused on other appearances
InMr . & Mrs. American Pie , Maxine ’s chief goal after being divorced by her husband is to win the novel ’s titulary pageant . However , the pageant is strictly for gayly - married lady of the house , a position that Maxine is pertly divest of following the messy scene she makes at her ex - husband ’s Thanksgiving party . Luckily , Maxine is capable to dream up a crazy system – Recruit Browning automatic rifle and restaurant owner Robert Hogarth ( A close parallel to thePalm Royale ’s Robert Diaz ) and the underage Bronski siblings to cook up an intact imaginary family , leaving the Book of Judges none the overbold as to her actual marital status .
Still married to her hubby , Douglas , Maxine is left to her own devices at the prestigious Palm Beach Country Club as Douglas travel the world attending to his tariff as an air hose administrator .
Meanwhile , Maxine ’s circumstances in the show are quite different . Still married to her hubby , Douglas , Maxine is leave to her own machine at the prestigious Palm Beach Country Club as Douglas travel the Earth advert to his responsibility as an airline executive . Initially spurned by the tight - pucker elite of the community , Maxine settle she ’ll stop at nothing to integrate herself into the cadre of loaded women with the assistance of the personal effects of Douglas ' wealthy former - ravisher - queen Aunt , currently in a coma . The series act as a form of prequel to the novel , although the timeline does n’t quite trace up .
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6The Series’ Setting Is Completely Different
The book begins with Maxine leaving Palm Beach rather than entering it
lawful to its name , thePalm RoyaleTV show is indeed set within the pastel wonderland of 1960s Palm Beach , Florida . Palm Royalewas indeed shoot in Florida , granting the atm of the fancied Palm Royale country night club a very real sense of character as a gauche retreat for the glamorous well - to - do housewives of the geological era . It ’s within this context that Maxine is forced to adapt and get the best her challenger , as well as her own insecurities , chip at out a niche for herself among the club ’s illustrious denizens .
InMr . & Mrs. American Pie , Maxine instead get down her journeying in Palm Beach , but is force into exile upon her very public and very sloppy divorce with Douglas . rather , Maxine spend most of her fourth dimension in the record within the confines of Douglas ' old condominium in Scottsdale , Arizona , in which she learns about and participates in the Mr. and Mrs. American Pie competition . The story also begins a good slew later , in the year 1969 , meaning that the visuals of this stage in Maxine ’s spirit will be unco dissimilar should Apple TV+ settle to move ahead in the series ' timeline .
5The Two Roberts Are Completely Different Characters
Robert Hogarth and Robert Diaz differ in personality and backstory
Both level boast Maxine conspicuously feature a supporting case name Robert . That being said , the circumstance and length of his involvement depart dramatically . InMr . & Mrs. American Pie , Robert serve well as the titular Mr. American Pie to Maxine , allowing her to get into the contest by agency of a surrogate married man . queerly , Robert and Maxine do n’t interact much in the book despite this fact , and the few clip they do paint a very unlike picture of Robert Diaz ’s personality compare to Robert Hogarth ’s .
The serial publication ' Robert Hogarth was retroactively inserted into Maxine ’s life in the first place than he appear in the novel , put him in Palm Beach at the same time as Maxine . In the show , Robert Diaz is The Palm Royale ’s faithful barkeep rather than the owner and owner of a tavern in Arizona . Beyond that , he has a nigh relationship with Douglas ' family , acting as a live - in caretaker for Norma while staying in the class ’s poolhouse . The family relationship between the two is one of the sweet opportunities the show was capable to create by shun the need to succeed the book ’s timeline beat - for - cadence .
4Norma Is Essentially A Brand-New Character
Palm Royale has Norma up and about
InMr . & Mrs. American Pie , Norma is something of a backcloth role . A former high - society socialite herself and incredibly loaded " Queen of the Season " , Norma represent the sort of category and dignity Maxine want to embody . In the novel , however , she ’s only ever really cite , serving more as a background knowledge linguistic context for Douglas ' own views than anything else . Palm Royaleopted to not only include Norma , but expand on her character , institute her as the undisputed veridical pouf of Palm Beach unfortunately indispose by a aesculapian stipulation .
Norma winds up being one of the shining stars ofPalm Royale ’s diverse mould . Though she ’s suffered from an intercalation at the start of the series , ensue in a tragic coma that accept her out of comission , Palm Royalegives a few glimpse of Norma in action , revealing what the legendary pageant fagot was really like . Norma is bright act by 90 - yr - old Carol Burnette , a fabled actress and comic comfortably known for her body of work on her own mixed bag comedy showThe Carol Burnett Show .
3The Show Has An Expanded Cast Of Socialites
The novel never focused much on Maxine’s competition
Compared toPalm Royale , Mr. & Mrs. American Piedidn’t focus on quite so big a roll of characters .
Compared toPalm Royale , Mr. & Mrs. American Piedidn’t focalize on quite so large a roster of characters . While Maxine , Robert , and their fanciful children , Chuck and Dawn Bronski , are establish plenty of " projection screen " time , not as much focus is put on Maxine ’s competition within the Mr. and Mrs. American Pie contest . They certainly make show , with snide remarks and subtle teasing , but the occupant of Scottsdale , Arizona are n’t as fleshed out as those of The Palm Royale Country Club .
InPalm Royale , audiences are treat to an expanded cast that provides a small more circumstance for Maxine ’s desire to fit in and present herself as the ultimate in Floridian domesticity . The socialites of the show consist principally of Evelyn Rollins , Dinah Donahue , Mary Jones Davidsoul , and Raquel . Evelyn is the definitive queen bee of the mathematical group , externally distrustful of Maxine while being do-or-die to go for on to her crown as The Palm Royale ’s number one . Her biggest contender is Dinah Donahue , a young altruist only defend back by her infidelity .
In a luxurious 1960s Palm Beach resort, socialite families compete for status and influence. Amidst glamorous parties and hidden scandals, a woman seeks to upend the social hierarchy, revealing secrets and challenging the established norms of the elite community.
Maxine negociate to receive an unlikely ally in Linda , a role inhabited expertly by Laura Dern . Linda is a former member of Palm Beach ’s high society that re - focused her life on more crucial things , finding more time for her activism as a feminist . While her deep - rout impression clash with Maxine ’s , she still provide a worthful source of brainstorm for her when it comes to infiltrating the stubborn club fellow member ' rank . The socialite are rounded out by Mary Jones Davidsoul , a brotherly love - orient phallus of the grouping , and Raquel , another judgmental society member .
2Maxine Has A Different Home State
An important aspect of Maxine’s origin is up for debate between the show and the book
While Maxine may take up out in different place inPalm RoyaleandMr . & Mrs. American Pie , her home state is also retell upon in the television show compare to the book . In the book , Maxine earlier follow from the flush area of San Bernadino , California , giving her something of a prestigious edge on the competition by the time of the Mr. and Mrs. American Pie contest . However , Palm Royaleopted to switch up Maxine ’s hometown for the show .
In the Apple TV+ serial , Maxine now hails from Chattanooga , Tennessee . It ’s described that she met Doug there , who fall in love with her as she competes for the title of Miss Chattanooga . By far a less desirable origin than San Bernadino , the change to give Maxine some southerly roots helps to further stratify her from the lofty annals of the Palm Royale Country Club . Whereas San Bernadino may have move them , Chattanooga is just one more superficial strike against Maxine in the eye of Evelyn and her crew .
1Maxine’s Actual Status As A Beauty Queen Is Different
While both the show and book has her compete, her the outcome of her pageantry is different
InMr . & Mrs. American Pie , Maxine really does have a successful history in pageantry , taking home the desired title of Miss San Bernardino . This almost makes it surd to conceive that the character would have any difficulty acquire a pageant like the Mr. and Mrs. American Pie competition , allow alone merely qualifying for it . Because of this , the crux of the novel revolve around Maxine ’s quick disqualification due to being divorced , something she has to get the best with chicanery and help from her friends .
Palm Royaleinstead further alienates Maxine from the acceptance of the Palm Royale land club by giving her a bad runway record as a beauty queen . While Maxine competed in Mrs. Chattanooga , she did n’t take home the prize , though her discharge for the crest did put her in the sights of her husband , Doug , who was serving as a judge for the competition at the metre . It ’s safe to say that this variety was made to further isolate Maxine from espousal within thePalm Royalecountry club , making her sputter all the more palpable as the serial advance .
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In a luxuriant sixties Palm Beach haunt , socialite families compete for condition and influence . Amidst glamorous political party and obscure scandals , a womanhood seeks to upend the societal hierarchy , revealing secrets and challenging the establish norm of the elite residential district .
