Prime Video gave the series a straight-to-series two-season order in 2023, when The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was in its final season. However, such deals often come with stipulations that allow a streamer or network to back out of a multi-season order. Such was the case with Étoile.
In the three weeks since Étoile’s release for which data is available, the series has failed to crack the Nielsen streaming chart’s top 10. That would make a second season of the expensive series, which shot on location in New York and Paris, a tough sell. Amazon MGM Studios, which produces the series and where the Palladinos have an overall deal, is also undergoing a leadership change: Former studio head Jen Salke, who greenlit Étoile, left Amazon in late March (though she signed a production deal when she left). TV chief Vernon Sanders and film chief Courtenay Valenti will continue to lead their respective divisions, now reporting directly to Prime Video and studio head Mike Hopkins, rather than Salke.
In addition to Kirby and Gainsbourg, Étoile stars Gideon Glick, Lou De Laage, David Alvarez, Ivan du Pontavice, Taïs Vinolo, David Haig, LaMay Zhang and Simon Callow. Sherman-Palladino and Palladino produced the series with Dhana Rivera Gilbert. Scott Ellis served as co-executive producer.
