Miriam Maisel was the perfect wife for a budding standup comedian. Club owners called her Midge, and accepted baked goods for prime slots on open mic nights. When her life fell apart, she put it back together on the same stages as the great Lenny Bruce. Midge will be neither insignificant nor alone. Studio head Jennifer Salke says Amazon renewed The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for season 3, according to Variety.
Amy Sherman-Palladino, who created and is the executive producer of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, is what comedy clubs call a “bringer.” She brought a fresh take on the single mother to Gilmore Girls by combining the high velocity dialogue of His Girl Friday with the rejection of the entitled class, and ballet to the suburbs in Bunheads. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is the perfect showcase for her forward-looking mix wit and subtle empowerment. The show nabbed a Peabody Award, which she insinuated may have been behind the season 3 renewal.
“You’re going to give it to us because we’re bringing home the fancy thing, right?” Sherman-Palladino said upon hearing the news. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel also brought home two Golden Globes, one for best comedy series, the other for lead comedy actress, Rachel Brosnahan, who plays the title character.
Amazon originally ordered The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for two seasons which would be spread out over 16 episodes. Season one premiered in November 2017.
Sherman-Palladino’s Gilmore Girls, which starred Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, recently produced a four episode sequel called Gilmore Girls: A Year In The Life, which can be streamed on Netflix.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel season two is set to premiere later this year.