The cast of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” celebrated their final season on Tuesday on the closing night of PaleyFest — but not before lightly ribbing the “Yellowstone” ensemble for turning down their scheduled festival appearance at the last minute Let’s do.
The Emmy-winning Prime Video comedy series starring Rachel Brosnahan and Alex Borstein was celebrated with a closing night screening and Q&A at the 40th William S. Marks the final event of the Pale Television Festival. Following a screening of the beloved Prime Video show’s sizzle reel, several cast members and the creative duo behind the comedy — producer, writer, director and EP Amy Sherman-Palladino and writer, director and EP Daniel Palladino — took to the stage for Q&A. appeared. Moderated by Stacey Wilson Hunt of The Hollywood Reporter.
After introducing the cast members in attendance, including Brosnahan, Borstein, Tony Shalhoub, Michael Zegen and Caroline Aaron, Hunt also listed the names of other cast members who were not able to attend. Palladino added a punchline to the moderator’s statement when he referred to “Kevin Costner” as one of the missing actors, which was met with laughter and jeers from the audience and others on stage.
“I have a theory they all went to ‘Yellowjacket’ and couldn’t come back,” Palladino joked, while others on stage contributed their own zingers, and the audience screamed and cheered. Hunt said the cast of the Paramount Network drama series missed a fun opportunity by opting out of the busyness of the festival, while appreciating the audience enthusiasm and support for the shows featured in this year’s lineup.
The “Maisel” festival event was hosted just three days after “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan, star Kevin Costner and other main cast members from the popular show skipped their appearance at the festival at the last minute, shocking attendance and demanding fans. Refund except
The program on Saturday featured Costner, Sheridan, Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser, Luke Grimes, Kelsey Asbill, Wes Betley, Gil Birmingham and Jacki Weaver, with executive producer David Glasser and additional guests. Instead, the lineup was swapped to include four cast members – Josh Lucas, Wendy Moniz, Mo Brings Plenty and Don Olivieri – as well as Keith Cox, president of Scripted at MTV Entertainment Studios. The press was informed of the change prior to the red carpet, but fans did not find out until after the event.
Representatives for PaleyFest and Paramount did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment on Saturday’s event.
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” panel Tuesday provided some emotional whiplash of its own, soon feeling like a support group for grieving super-fans. The acclaimed comedy series is all set to premiere its fifth and final season on April 14.
Sherman-Palladino didn’t mince her words when describing her feelings about the show coming to an end, admitting, “I’ve never been more devastated in my life,” and jokingly calling her “therapy and Prozac” when it comes to reality show finales.
The series follows the life and rise of fictional aspiring standup comedian Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Brosnahan), starting from the moment her husband leaves her after having an affair in 1950s Manhattan, and how she finds her way into show business. I turn my pain into a promising career.
Reflecting on his journey as a cast member on the show, Brosnahan said that “the thing I learned most from Midge was to be a little brave.” He thanked Palladino for taking “a huge leap of faith” in the lead role despite having no previous experience in comedy.
Borstein, who plays Midge’s manager and close friend, Susie Myerson, admitted she hasn’t processed the fact that “Maisel” is ending. She joked that she still dresses like her character in the morning and admitted that it likely won’t happen until the show is out and her ongoing press tour is over.
When asked what she was most proud of in creating the series, Sherman-Palladino said that the focus on a female friendship focused on ambition, camaraderie and “not talking about men all the time” was the best part. Was. She also reflected on how the show examines what can happen when women support each other unconditionally as Susie and Midge do while chasing their dreams.
“It’s good to have someone tell you you haven’t completely lost your mind,” she told the crowd to more applause.
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Season 5 premieres April 14 on Amazon Prime Video.
