# The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)

> A 1958 Manhattan housewife discovers a gift for stand-up comedy and fights to make it in a male-dominated club scene.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/61900

## Facts

- Seasons: 5
- Episodes: 43
- Episode runtime: 53 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy, drama
- Created by: Amy Sherman-Palladino
- Network: Prime Video
- Cast: Rachel Brosnahan, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen, Tony Shalhoub, Marin Hinkle, Kevin Pollak, Caroline Aaron, Reid Scott
- TMDB rating: 8.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5788792/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: none
- Tone: witty, sentimental, whimsical, nostalgic, breezy

## What critics say

Audiences broadly acclaim the show's sharp writing, rapid-fire dialogue, lead performance and period craft, though the later seasons are seen as less tight.

## Synopsis

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017-2023) is an American period comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino for Prime Video. Rachel Brosnahan plays Miriam "Midge" Maisel, a Upper West Side housewife whose life collapses when her husband Joel (Michael Zegen) leaves her, forcing her to start over. Her sharp-tongued manager Susie Myerson (Alex Borstein) pushes her toward the stage, and Midge's raw, confessional material draws crowds in the Greenwich Village comedy clubs. Tony Shalhoub plays her father Abe Weissman, a professor whose steady presence anchors the family. Each season is a continuing story rather than standalone episodes, moving through the grimy clubs, glossy Manhattan apartments and fashion-conscious backstage life of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Rapid-fire banter, warm family friction and a buoyant sense of reinvention give the show its breezy, sentimental register. Fans of Gilmore Girls and Fleabag will find resonance in its verbal wit and female-driven ambition. The five-season run, with its vivid period costumes and lush production design, ends on a note of hard-won self-determination.

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