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Ricky Martin on His Return to TV in ‘Palm Royale’: “I’d Be Stupid to Say No”

Martin plays a closeted bartender and unlikely ally to Kristen Wiig’s lead in the Apple TV+ series.

“She was our muse for the theme of found family, which is so at the core of this piece,” Laura Dern, executive producer and star of the series, tells The Hollywood Reporter of the world the author established in her book. Writer and showrunner Abe Sylvia, who adapted McDaniel’s novel for the series, made the decision to expand the character of Robert through his relationships with Maxine and Norma (), the wealthy socialite for whom he’d been a companion and caretaker prior to the former’s arrival. The character of Robert marks Martin’s first role in a TV series since portraying fashion designer Antonio D’Amico in FX ’s The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story in 2018.

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