The Golden Palace
Created by Susan Harris
On CBS
A warm, lighthearted sitcom spin-off where three elderly women and their new hotel staff navigate comedy through domestic mishaps and ensemble camaraderie in Miami.
The Golden Palace begins where The Golden Girls had ended, in the quartet's now-sold Miami house. With Dorothy Zbornak having married and left in the previous series finale, the three remaining cast members (Dorothy's mother, Sophia Petrillo, Rose Nylund, and Blanche Devereaux) decide to invest in a Miami hotel that is up for sale. The hotel, however, is revealed to have been stripped of all of its personnel in an effort to appear more profitable, leaving only two employees: Roland Wilson, the hotel's manager, and Chuy Castillos, the hotel's chef. This requires the women to perform all the tasks of the hotel's staff.
Questions people ask
Is The Golden Palace easy watching? Yes, very. More comforting than 97% of series.
Is The Golden Palace scary? No. Less frightening than 92% of series.
Is The Golden Palace violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Does The Golden Palace leave you hopeful? Yes. More hopeful than 81% of series.
Is The Golden Palace sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like The Golden Palace
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Golden Palace
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Golden Palace, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Golden Palace, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Golden Palace, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
