In “Palm Royale,” Kristen Wiig shows her comedic talent in 1960s Miami. An icy wind blows through the upper echelons of high society.
It can be humanly cold even in the subtropics Photo: AppleTV+
We live in the age of scammers. Fake heirs to millions are disrupting posh New York society, a businessman whose empire is built on lies and fraud may soon be president of the US again, highly praised financial services providers turn out to be fraudulent scams – it's all Exhausting and miserable in real life.
In pop culture, however, the pathological narcissism of scammers is going from strength to strength: the public wants to watch with pleasure how people lie to themselves and scam others. Netflix had a big hit with “Inventing Anna,” a biographical series about the aforementioned false heiress. But now Apple TV+ is introducing a series centered on a narcissist who is so adorable and funny that everyone else can understand him.
In “Palm Royale,” Kristen Wiig plays social climber Maxine, who desperately wants to become a member of the exclusive country club. The sunlight of Miami, whose most sophisticated suburbs include Palm Beach, and the colorful and terrifying luxury suits of the 70s, in which the series is set, warm the heart in this gray spring.
The guardians of Palm Beach's high society are anything but cheerful. Four noble wives, led by dragoness Evelyn Rollins (Allison Janney), fiercely guard access to the club. Overcoming them is not easy for a former beauty queen from the province of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The highest peaks of high society
ten episodes on Apple TV+
But the fashion faux pas can be made up for by selling stolen diamond necklaces. Theft and blackmail are also part of Maxine's repertoire, but she's still so charming that you can't help but root for her.
Before Maxine hits the home stretch, there are some surprising twists and turns: nothing is as it seems in Palm Royale. Luckily, there's also Laura Dern as a '70s feminist and Ricky Martin, who mostly wears only underwear, as a bartender and pool boy, to support Maxine, albeit reluctantly, in her struggle to climb the ranks. highest peaks of high society.