<Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> March 17, 2017 (2017 - 03 - 17)--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is an American period comedy - drama television series, created by Amy Sherman - Palladino and starring Rachel Brosnahan . Sherman - Palladino and husband Daniel Palladino serve as executive producers . The series follows a housewife in 1958 New York City who discovers she has a knack for stand - up comedy . The series's pilot premiered as a part of Amazon Studios's spring pilot season on March 17, 2017, to critical acclaim, and was picked up by Amazon for a two - season order on April 10, 2017 . </P>

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