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Mrs. Maisel Showrunners: Daniel
Palladino, Amy Sherman-Palladino

By Iain Blair

When the first season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel premiered on Amazon Prime in 2017, the colorful period comedy introduced another strong, witty and occasionally oblivious heroine from the mind of Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore Girls). This time, it was the confident-yet-conflicted aspiring comedienne Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), who takes the late ‘50s comedy club stages by storm. The show, which has been renewed for a fourth season, became a favorite of critics and viewers.

Featuring a large ensemble cast — including Tony Shalhoub, Alex Borstein, Michael Zegen and Marin Hinkle — the series has been an Emmy darling, and this year is no different. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel picked up 20 nominations, including best comedy and best lead actress in a comedy series for Brosnahan.

I recently spoke with writers/directors/showrunners Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino — who have already begun mapping out Season 4 — about making the show, the Emmys and their love of post production.

The show looks so great. Can you talk about what it takes?
Daniel Palladino: From the very start, we discussed with our DP David Mullen exactly what we wanted the show to be and look like. We didn’t want it to feel like some sort of time capsule set in the past. It’s set in 1958, but we wanted it to feel very modern, as that world for the characters felt very modern and full of energy. And we wanted a lot of color.

Amy Sherman-Palladino: David knows all there is to know about movies, and he really understood our love of color and movement. We wanted the show to have this constant motion and energy, and to never be static.