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‘Mrs. Maisel’ Creators to Make More Shows for Amazon

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February 14, 2019
70th ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS — Pictured: Amy Sherman-Palladino “Directing – Comedy Series for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”during the 70th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Microsoft Theater on September 17th, 2018 — (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” creators/writers/directors Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino have extended their deal with Amazon Studios to produce more projects for the streaming service.

“We did everything we possibly could to scare them off, but nothing worked. So now we happily plant our flag in Amazon world,” Sherman-Palladino said in a statement. “Amazon is now housed at the studio where Amy and I first met,” her husband added. “How could we consider working anywhere else? Many thanks to [Amazon Studios chief] Jen Salke and her entire team for this tremendous opportunity.”

Addressing journalists at the Television Critics Association press tour, Salke pointed out the many awards including eight Emmys, three Golden Globes, five Critics’ Choice, three SAG Awards, and a Peabody Award that ‘Mrs. Maisel” has won. “To have that show get the attention for the quality of the storytelling and the addictive kind of nature of it and how it’s breaking through culturally has only led to outperforming expectations across the service,” she said.

“After sitting in the writer’s room last week and hearing the next season pitch, I feel more than confident that the love affair with the show will only continue,” she continued. “We’re proud to have extended our exclusive deal with Amy and Dan for years to come and look forward to collaborating with them even more.”

Asked about some criticism that the show stereotypes Jews, Salke responded that both Palladinos “feel very strongly about this show is a love letter to the Jewish community. [Amy] grew up in that community, and she feels very affectionate toward that community. We just don’t accept that the show is the spirit of it—is offensive in any way. But she’s aware of that, and certainly they’re thoughtful about that moving forward.”

No announcement was made about a premiere date for season three.

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