The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is an American period comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, that premiered on March 17, 2017, on Amazon Prime Video. Set in the late 1950s and early 1960s, it stars Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam "Midge" Maisel, a New York housewife who discovers she has a knack for stand-up comedy and pursues a career in it. It also stars Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Marin Hinkle, Tony Shalhoub, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, Jane Lynch and Luke Kirby. The pilot episode received critical acclaim and the series was picked up by Amazon Studios. The second season was released on December 5, 2018, and the third on December 6, 2019. It was renewed for a fourth season on December 12, 2019, and premiered on February 18, 2022, with two episodes released weekly. On February 17, 2022, it was renewed for a fifth and final season.The series has received critical acclaim, although it has garnered mixed responses during seasons 3 and 4. It won the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy in 2017 and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 2018, with Sherman-Palladino receiving the awards for Outstanding Directing and Outstanding Writing at the latter ceremony. Brosnahan won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in 2018 and two consecutive Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 2018 and 2019. Borstein won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series twice consecutively, in 2018 and 2019; Shalhoub won Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2019; and Kirby won Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as real-life comedian Lenny Bruce.