On June 6 , 2016 , Deadline Hollywood reported that Amazon had ordered an hour-long pilot from Sherman-Palladino entitled '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel '' , about a 1950s housewife who decides to become one of the first female stand-up comics . On August 5 , 2016 , it was reported that Rachel Brosnahan had been cast in the lead role as Miriam " Midge " Maisel . Tony Shalhoub and Marin Hinkle were later cast as the parents of Brosnahan 's character , Abe and Rose Weissman , with Michael Zegen joining as her husband , Joel Maisel . On March 2 , 2017 , Entertainment Weekly reported that Alex Borstein would be playing Susie Myerson . '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel '' was made available to watch on Amazon on March 17 , 2017 , as a part of Amazon Studios ' spring pilot season , with viewers having the option to vote for it to be ordered to series . On April 10 , 2017 , it was announced that '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel '' had received an " unprecedented " 2-season order from Amazon . The series was critically acclaimed ; it won a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy at the 75th Golden Globe Awards , and a Peabody Award in " Entertainment " at the 77th Annual Peabody Awards . Sherman-Palladino won Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series , Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards for '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel '' . She will serve as the executive producer of the E! automotive show '' Think Faster '' , which will be hosted by Bryce Dallas Howard
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
70th Primetime Emmy Awards
Amy Sherman-Palladino