Everything ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Cast and Creators Have Said About the Final Season and Saying Goodbye to the Series

There is a common idea floating around, specifically with cynically-minded fans, that Hollywood has run out of original ideas and everything has to be a sequel, reboot, remake, or a combination of all three. Well, those folks aren’t going to be excited to know that a TV series adaptation of “The Magnificent Seven” is coming, and the origins of the new series seem to lend credence to the idea that modern studios are really only interested in farming IPs.  According to Deadline, “True Detective” creator Nic Pizzolatto has signed on to write and produce a new series adaptation of “The Magnificent Seven” for Amazon Studios.

Rachel Brosnahan says working with her husband on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was really fun!

Michael Zegen meets up with Rachel Brosnahan and her real life husband, Jason Ralph, for the Marvelous Mile takeover and installment in New York City on Friday (April 14).

flipped the script for its fifth and final season, introducing flash-forwards as it wraps up its five-season run. The decision to sprinkle breadcrumbs offering glimpses of the future throughout the season, revealing what happened to Midge and her family — including her kids, Ethan and Esther, all grown up — beyond the 1960s was a story element producers had in their back pocket for years.«We had the idea to do it early on,» executive producer Dan Palladino told ET's Deidre Behar, sharing that they even «experimented» with introducing the device earlier in the series but ultimately decided «it was too soon.»«We were trying it in season 2 and we felt like if we're going to do this, which is kind of ambitious because it takes makeup, we have to be organized on where these people are in time,» he noted. «We decided the last season was going to be the perfect place to do it.»Once the creative decision was made, the writers «dove right into it,» Palladino shared, adding that «it was fun because we got to do time-travel, but we're not science fiction.» «We got to see the touchstones in their lives all throughout their lives. We loved it.

Rachel Brosnahan is keeping Midge Maisel close.

She’ll always have Midge! After Rachel Brosnahan and the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel cast wrapped the fifth and final season, the leading lady intended to fondly remember her time playing Miriam “Midge” Maisel.

Luke Kirby's Emmy-winning portrayal of Lenny Bruce on has introduced a whole new generation of viewers to the legendary comedian.As a friend, champion and, as of season 4's finale, paramour of Rachel Brosnahan's titular character — a housewife who divorces her husband and pursues a career in standup comedy in the late 1950s -- Kirby's Bruce has served as a historical barometer of sorts for the show, offering context to the political and comedic landscape of the time.However,  has been careful about keeping Lenny to the sidelines of Midge's story, so much so that Kirby's 2019 Emmy win was for Outstanding Guest Actor on a Comedy Series, not for a supporting role.«I think the thing with the character of Lenny that [series creator Amy Sherman-Palladino] and them had to be really careful when they presented him from season to season, it's certainly an exercise in less being more and leave people wanting more,» Kirby shared with ET of his portrayal. «I'd be happy to, you know, bludgeon people over the head with it — but this is a good lesson in nuance and keeping it classy.»So, what exactly of  Lenny is fact and what's fiction? Read on to learn about the real-life truths that inspired the compelling performance.While Lenny and Midge’s mutual admiration finally crossed the line into a romantic night together in season 4 finale, there is obviously no real-life Midge Maisel that Bruce knew or had any kind of relationship with.In real life, the comedian married stripper and showgirl Honey Harlow in 1951.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is filming episode 509. That is, the final episode of that stars Rachel Brosnahan as a Jewish housewife who reinvents her life after she discovers her calling doing stand-up.

As the fifth and last season of Emmy-winning The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel launches on Prime Video Friday, creator and EP Amy Sherman-Palladino reveals she hates “every moment of it [being over]. It’s miserable.  The thought of not being with these people every day. I hope the season is gratifying, at least for others. I’ll be drunk the whole time.”

The fifth and final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is right around the corner, and star Rachel Brosnahan is opening up about saying goodbye to Midge Maisel.

is ending with a shortened final season.The Prime Video series, inspired by the 1992 film by Penny Marshall, will wrap up with a four-episode limited order for its second and final season, the streaming service announced on Wednesday. Co-created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, who also stars as catcher Carson Shaw, the series explores the authentic and diverse lives of the league's many players, with its first season largely focused on the women who made up the Rockford Peaches. “We’re deeply proud of the work that Abbi, Will, the cast and crew have done reimagining which has produced an incredibly loyal fan base as well as achieved numerous, well-deserved recognitions and accolades,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon and MGM Studios.

Chloë Grace Moretz, Julia Roberts, Connie Britton, Sterling K. Brown, Julianna Margulies, Selma Blair, Shonda Rhimes, Andy Cohen, and many other public figures are coming together to support the #LetAmericaRead campaign amid the book bans in some states in America.

More important than God! The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Rachel Brosnahan opened up about the relationship between Midge and Lenny — and revealed what she loves most about the fan favorite pairing. 

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Pastrami-infused martinis, pink and white cookies and a “Maisel Tov” hot dog are on the menu as Amazon Prime Video has partnered with several different brands to help promote the final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” And it’s not just food partnerships. Companies ranging from Pantone to Saks Fifth Avenue are part of an ambitious marketing campaign tied to the April 14 premiere of “Maisel” Season 5. Activities that day include the series’ cast, along with exec producers Amy Sherman Palladino and Daniel Palladino, ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, as well as a mile-long “takeover” of Fifth Avenue in New York from 46th Street to 56th Street and a 4 p.m. ‘60s-themed fitness class at the TWA Hotel at JFK airport.

Sterling K. Brown is teaming up with Dan Fogelman once again!

Amazon Freevee prank-comedy series that combines “The Office” and “The Truman Show” with a dash of “The Rehearsal” thrown in for good measure.“Jury Duty” follows a fake court case, complete with bumbling lawyers and oddball members of the jury, with one catch: only one of the jurors — Ronald Gladden, a solar panel contractor from San Diego — is not in on the ruse. His fellow “jurors” include self-important actor James Marsden (as himself), who’s trying to get the judge to recognize him so he can be excused from the trial; Jeannie (Edy Modica) a retail associate and self-proclaimed “anarchist”; and Todd (David Brown), so obsessed with hydrating that he straps a water bottle to his body.“I thought that would be a lot of fun to have the ability to send up Hollywood [and] entitled actors,” Marsden, 49, told The Post.

Hank Azaria, Sutton Foster, Darren Criss, Danny Strong and Sean Gunn will guest star on the fifth and final season of the Prime Video series “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Amazon announced Thursday.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter “This Is Us” alums Sterling K. Brown and Dan Fogelman are reuniting for a drama that has been ordered to series at Hulu, Variety has learned. Hulu is not commenting on exact plot details of the untitled series, but sources describe the show as a thriller and say Brown would star as the head of security for a former president. In addition to writing, Fogelman will executive produce via Rhode Island Ave. Productions along with Jess Rosenthal. Brown will executive produce in addition to starring, with John Hoberg also executive producing. 20th Television is the studio, with Fogelman currently under an overall deal there.

The cast of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel hit the red carpet together for 2023 Paleyfest!

Prime Video’s new series “The Power” posits a world in which young women around the globe, in an inexplicable twist of nature, suddenly develop the ability to electrocute people at will — flipping society, and the patriarchy, on its head (“A world built for us, where we’re not afraid” says a protagonist). The eight-part series, cloaked in sci-fi, takes a while to charge into high gear, but once it gets going is rife with social commentary that resonates in today’s culture.“The Power” is based on Naomi Alderman’s eponymous 2016 novel and features an ensemble cast of younger, nuanced actors working alongside A-listers Toni Collette, John Leguizamo and Josh Charles.