That’s just the beginning of what’s sure to be a roller-coaster season. Continue reading to watch the new season’s first trailer—plus, find out when Season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel will premiereand everything else we know.
When is The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 4 release date?
Season 4 premiered on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 with the first two of the season’s eight episodes. The next two episodes dropped on Friday, Feb. 25, and so on, for a total of eight episodes over four weeks.
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Is there a trailer for Season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel?
Yep, and it shows Midge is done taking no for an answer! Before that, four Season 4 teasers was released in late 2021. From Midge’s fashion to a mic drop, let’s just say the upcoming season looks, well, marvelous. Watch Susie and Midge make a game plan in the first teaser below: A second teaser shared on Dec. 1 reveals that Abe and Rose (who weathered some tough times last season after Abe lost his job) will be crashing at Midge’s apartment! The third teaser, released Dec. 2, focuses on Susie’s attempts at making strides in her career—by renting office space from her mob associates. And who could forget sweet Joel? The fourth Season 4 teaser shows what he’s been up to. Prior to that, Prime Video has shared some first-look photos for Season 4. One of the images shows Midge laying down while various showgirls mill about behind her. Another shot shows Midge’s parents Abe and Rose eating side-by-side while looking wide-eyed at presumably a TV. Maybe they’re finally coming around to accepting and even enjoying their daughter’s comedy career?
Who is in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’s Season 4 cast?
Of course, you can’t have The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel without title character Miriam “Midge” Maisel, played by Brosnahan. The Emmy winner is back along with fellow Emmy winner Borstein (Susie Myerson), plus Michael Zegen (Joel Maisel), Marin Hinkle (Rose Weissman), Tony Shalhoub (Abe Weissman), Kevin Pollak (Moishe Maisel) and Caroline Aaron (Shirley Maisel) and Luke Kirby (Lenny Bruce) for Season 4. Fans can also look forward to guest appearances from Gilmore Girls alums Kelly Bishop and Milo Ventimiglia, as well as John Waters and Jason Alexander. Back in 2018, Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino spoke with Variety about finding a Maisel role for Ventimiglia, saying: “It’s got to be the right part. It can’t be just a cameo. It’s got to have some meat to it. And it’s also got to be a time when he can shave and cut his hair into a 1950s-period look. But the reuniting will definitely happen.”
What to expect in Season 4 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
The fourth season is set in 1960 “and change is in the air,” according to Prime Video. The streamer teased that Midge is “looking to hone her act” and “finds a gig with total creative freedom. But her commitment to her craft—and the places it takes her—creates a rift between her and the family and friends around her.” Season 3 of the hit show wrapped with Brosnahan’s character being fired by Reggie from Shy’s tour on an airport tarmac after she made “some jokes that hit too close to home” the night before during her act. Sherman-Palladino previously told The Hollywood Reporter, “I think we’re going to pick up right after that. We may be doing a little jump within the season, but when we first start up we want to [stay in that time]. I mean, what’s the fun of totally destroying someone’s soul and heart and not getting to see the aftermath? That’s what comedy’s made of, soul-crushing defeat.” Sherman-Palladino acknowledged that the show “f*cked [Midge] up pretty good” at the end of the last season. “We’ve knocked her back a few times on the show. But that’s what show business is. It’s one step forward, two steps back — that’s the life of a comic,” she pointed out. “And let’s not forget, we’re still talking about a female comic in 1960. It’s hard enough for a female comic to get a toehold today, but forget about the ’60s when there were, like, four of them. The showrunner continued, “Knocking her back is never going to be the problem. We’ve got a thousand ways to take her down. It’s following her world and her trajectory that tells us what to do with her.”
What happened in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 3
Ahead of Season 4, here is a recap of what happened in Season 3… major spoilers below if you’re not caught up yet!
Midge Maisel
After ending her engagement to Benjamin with a “Dear John” letter, Midge hit the road opening up for Shy Baldwin on tour. Back in NYC, she decides she wants to buy the apartment her ex-father-in-law had purchased for her and Joel. Midge explained that her manager has been holding on to all her money so she can purchase the pad for her and her family. Before beginning the second leg of her tour in Europe, the comedienne hits the stage at the famed Apollo Theater. “Shy’s like family to these people,” Reggie tells a nervous Midge prior to her set. “They want to hear stories about him. Stories about the road. Late night craziness, gossip, tantrums.” Before boarding the plane the following night, Reggie informs Midge that she’s not going on tour because Shy changed his mind and doesn’t want her to open up for him anymore after she made personal jokes about him, including his “Judy Garland shoes.”
Susie Myerson
After gambling away Midge’s money in the finale, Susie goes to Joel and asks him to take care of his ex-wife’s finances and “protect it from now on.” When he asks why him, she declares, “‘Cause you love her! You’ll always be in love with her. You won’t let anything bad happen to her, ever.” Susie ends up missing Midge’s set at the Apollo to set her late mother’s house on fire so she can claim the insurance money. “The insurance will cover Midge’s portion of the money I lost, that’s what’s important,” she tells her sister.
Joel Maisel
Joel started the season looking for a place to open up a night club, which he does in Chinatown. The spot has a “scary mystery door” that leads to a room where gambling takes place. The dad of two also strikes up a romance with a woman named Mei Lin.
Abe and Rose Weissman
Midge’s parents struggled to adjust to their new living situation in Queens with their former in-laws, Shirley and Moishe Maisel. The Village Voice newspaper wants Abe to be their theater critic, while Rose uses her matchmaking skills to set couples up. Although Rose doesn’t understand her daughter’s life, or why she does what she does, she and Midge are in agreement about “how precarious a woman’s life is, when it’s dependent on the whims of a man,” a lesson Rose said she has learned “the hard way” after Abe blew up their life, and now it’s up to her to get everything back. Missing Midge? Try watching these 16 shows similar to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
