The new Apple TV+ show is transporting viewers to 1960s Palm Beach.
The buzzy new miniseriesPalm Royale , currently streaming on Apple TV+ , follows Maxine Simmons ( Kristen Wiig ) as she tries to pass through Palm Beach gamey fellowship circa 1969 . base on the bookMr . & Mrs. American Pieby Juliet McDaniel , the show is fill with a mess of star include Ricky Martin , Allison Janney , Josh Lucas , Laura Dern , and Kaia Gerber .
The show stands out not just for its stacked cast and luscious plotlines , but also for the texturally rich put intention that does such a in effect job of create a sentience of plaza . While watch , I found myself yearning to be poolside in 1960s - eraPalm Beach . Given my knowledge of what was really going on in sixties Florida , this is a testament to the show ’s stunning visuals .
Bringing all of this to life story ask a exculpated vision , Todd McMullen , the cinematographer for eight of the show ’s 10 installment , told Thrillist . The visual intake for the show owe a spate to one lensman in particular : George " Slim " Aarons . Aarons ' photographs and subjects , according to McMullen , inform the direction showrunner and director Abe Sylvia took with the show .
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" Slim was a WW2 armed combat lensman who afterward turned his camera lens on ' attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places , ' " McMullen explained to Thrillist . " This inspired part of the looking , aesthetic and perspective of the show . "
Slim Aarons ' photographs of Palm Beach throughout the 1960s were part of a body of work that enamor the ultra loaded in their true environments — audaciously designed societal clubs , luxurious backyard , and decadently appointed pool deck of cards . This let in photos of Palm Beach high social club , as well as upper socio-economic class enclaves in Palm Springs , Acapulco , New Hampshire , and New York City — anywhere where with child money resides .
In some of Aarons ' photos , you’re able to see that costumes tire in the showwere recreations of outfitsworn by these real - life subject . " The output plan , wardrobe , and set were heroes of the story as well as our awful cast , " McMullen explain .
If all of these rich vividness , poolside dramatics , and perfectly coiffed hairdos have you craving your own case of modernPalm Royaleescape , we ’ve become all of the details you need to impart that illusion trip to life history .
Where isPalm Royalefilmed?
Even though this show feels so thoroughly Palm Beach , and so good Florida , most of the show wasactually shot in Los Angeles , in hotels with similar aesthetic to the hotel that inspired the fictional " Palm Royale " resort in the show . The show ’s output interior decorator , Jon Carlos , said in an interview that the hotel was in reality inspired by tangible places in Palm Beach like the iconic and ultra pricey hotel The Breakers , the social club The Everglades Club , and the country society The Bath & Tennis Club .
What was n’t film on site was on a build up set — so sadly , lounging in Evelyn Rollins ' substantial - biography pampering room is off the table .
Can you visit?
If you need to go to Palm Beach to visit the location that inspired the show and were also captured in some of Slim Aarons ' photos your secure bet is heading to The Breakers . Staying the dark might break the bank ( way can be upwardly of $ 1,200 per night ) , but the property also provide dining options for a taste of the ambiance . There are10 different on - site eating place and prevention options , admit a steakhouse and an Italian restaurant called , simply , The Italian Restaurant . Some dining options , like The Beach Club , are exclusive to bludgeon member and recur guests only . For restaurants open to the public , like Henry ’s Palm Beach , reservations are strongly bucked up .
Thrillist has acomplete guideto what else you could come up once you ’re down in Palm Beach , include how to bike on the radical - wealthy Palm Beach Island .
The Everglades Club and The Bath & Tennis Club both are still secret social clubhouse — with patronage that might too closely resemble the fictional and villainous elite group depicted onPalm Royale .
Where can you stay nearby forPalm Royalevibes?
If you ’ve got cash to spend , you may decidedly ball out at The Breakers , where an oceanview client elbow room will operate you a minimum of five M for a few days . But fortuitously , not all remain in Palm Beach are as high-priced . Airbnb send over their top recommendations forPalm Royale - inspired Palm Beach vacation lease that are a bit more pocketbook - favorable .
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A Slim Aarons photograph of young debutantes in Palm Beach, Florida in 1968.|Slim Aarons/Getty Images
Allison Janney as Evelyn Rollins in Episode 2 of ‘Palm Royale’|Courtesy of Apple TV+
