Mrs Maisel is the story of 1950s housewife Miriam “Midge” Maisel (played by House of Cards’ Rachel Brosnahan) who embarks on a career as a comedienne after her marriage collapses. It’s the latest from Amy Sherman-Palladino and her husband Daniel, the pair best known for the smash-hit Gilmore Girls, which ran for seven series and returned for a Netflix reunion last year.