OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES EMMY AWARD WINNER 2018 OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES EMMY AWARD WINNER 2018 OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES EMMY AWARD WINNER 2018 OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES EMMY AWARD WINNER 2018 OUTSTANDING SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A COMEDY SERIES EMMY AWARD WINNER 2018 OUTSTANDING CASTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES EMMY AWARD WINNER 2018 OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES EMMY AWARD WINNER 2018 OUTSTANDING MUSIC SUPERVISION EMMY AWARD WINNER 2018 INDIVIDUAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY TCA AWARD WINNER 2018 BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES CRITICS’ CHOICE TELEVISION AWARD WINNER 2018 BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES MUSICAL OR COMEDY GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER 2018 PEABODY AWARD WINNER 2017 PRIME ORIGINAL SYNOPSIS After Midge’s triumph at the Gaslight, she still has to deal with the fallout from her takedown of Sophie Lennon, making her move up the comedy ladder more challenging and fraught than ever. Midtown may seem like a few blocks north, but it’s a world away for Midge and Susie. From Paris to the basement of B. Altman, from the Catskills to a nightclub in DC, Midge’s choice to pursue stand-up makes her more aware of the bubble she’s lived in and of the sexism she faces every day. Midge’s decisions have a ripple effect on all the people in her orbit: Abe and Rose question the life they lead; Joel grows up and becomes the man he always knew he could be; and Susie starts thinking about her future as a manager of talent. As fall comes around, Midge’s career starts to heat up, the pressure to come clean to her family weighs on her, the actual grind of being a comic begins to take its toll, and a new relationship gets serious. A road trip leads to a televised gig, which leads to Midge finally beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel as all her hard work is paying off. It all builds to Midge being given the opportunity of a lifetime... But at what cost? MIDGE MAISEL RACHEL BROSNAHAN In 2018, Rachel Brosnahan won an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics’ Choice Award for her performance as Miriam "Midge" Maisel in the critically acclaimed series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Just three years prior, she earned an Emmy nomination for her performance as Rachel Posner in Netflix’s highly acclaimed series House of Cards. Since The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel premiered on Amazon’s streaming service in November 2017, the show has earned an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Critics' Choice Award for Best Comedy. Set in the 1950s, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel centers on Miriam "Midge" Maisel, a 25-year- old sharp, sunny, energetic woman, married and living with her husband and two children in New York. When Midge’s husband leaves her for another woman, her life is turned upside down, and she makes the decision to enter the workforce as well as start building a life as a standup comic with the help of her manager, played by Alex Borstein. On the big screen, Brosnahan begins production this month on Ironbark alongside Benedict Cumberbatch. Additional film credits includePatriots Day, Burn Country, Boomtown, The Finest Hours, Louder Than Bombs, and Beautiful Creatures. On stage, Brosnahan starred in Sam Gold’s off-Broadway production of Othello opposite Daniel Craig and David Oyelowo, playing the role of Desdemona. She made her Broadway debut in 2013 in The Big Knife opposite Bobby Cannavale. On the small screen, in addition to her breakout role in House of Cards, which earned her Emmy and Online Film and Television Award nominations as well as SAG nomination for Best Ensemble, she also starred in two seasons of the critically acclaimed WGN series Manhattan. She also signed on as executive producer of a series adaptation of Corey Camperchioli’s short, Femme. Brosnahan is a graduate of NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts where she studied at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. In addition to serving on the board of Covenant House, which oversees programs for homeless youth, Brosnahan has been an ambassador for Global Citizen for the past six years. ABE WEISSMAN TONY SHALHOUB Tony Shalhoub is a Tony Award-, Golden Globe Award-, and Emmy Award- winning actor with a diverse and extensive resume. On the Broadway stage, Shalhoub most recently starred in David Cromer’s The Band’s Visit at The Ethel Barrymore Theatre, winning a Tony for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical. Prior to that, Shalhoub starred in Terry Kinney’s revival of Arthur Miller’s The Price opposite Mark Ruffalo and Danny DeVito. Shalhoub’s other theatre work includes starring in the Broadway productions of Act One, Golden Boy, and Conversations with My Father, receiving Tony Award nominations for each performance. Shalhoub also appeared opposite Diane Lane in Lincoln Center’s Off-Broadway production of The Mystery of Love & Sex. Tony Shalhoub is perhaps best known for his work as the obsessive- compulsive detective Adrian Monk in the hit television series Monk, for which he won a Golden Globe Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two SAG Awards for his work on the show. Tony just wrapped the second season of the Amazon series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. He received an Emmy for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for season one. Additional television credits include BrainDead, Nurse Jackie, Too Big to Fail, and Wings. Shalhoub’s film credits include Stanley Tucci’sFinal Portrait with Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer, The Assignment, Pain & Gain, Men in Black I and II, Galaxy Quest, The Siege, The Man Who Wasn’t There, Big Night as well as voicing the character of Luigi in the Cars franchise. SUSIE MYERSON ALEX BORSTEIN Alex Borstein is a multi-hyphenate talent, known for voicing Lois Griffin on the FOX mega-hit Family Guy, playing the hilarious and unforgettable Ms. Swan on MADtv, and more recently for her role as Dawn Forchette in the critically acclaimed and Emmy-Nominated HBO live-action comedy/ drama, Getting On. Most recently Alex took the Emmys by storm, winning two awards in one year. Her first win was for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for Family Guy. She was awarded her second Emmy for her turn as Susie Myerson on Amazon Prime Video’s original series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. She will begin shooting the third season of the breakout series this spring. On the film front, Borstein appeared in Seth MacFarlane’s A Million Ways to Die in the West as Millie, the madam in the town’s brothel. In the summer of 2012, Borstein also appeared in MacFarlane’s directorial debut Ted, also released by Universal. The film became the highest-grossing original R-rated film of all time, bringing in 545 million dollars worldwide. Previously, Borstein appeared opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in Scott Frank’s The Lookout, as well as in The Lizzie McGuire Movie with Hilary Duff. Borstein also starred alongside George Clooney in the six-time Academy Award-nominated film Good Night, and Good Luck. Her role as Natalie in that film earned her a Screen Actor’s Guild nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. The film itself was nominated for a Golden Globe and a BAFTA, and was awarded Movie of the Year by the American Film Institute. In addition to acting, Borstein has written for several shows including Family Guy, MADtv, and most recently, Emmy-nominated Showtime series Shameless, starring William H. Macy. Originally from Chicago, Borstein graduated from San Francisco State University. She started performing sketch comedy while in San Francisco and later joined the ACME Comedy Theatre in Los Angeles. Borstein is short and lives in Barcelona. JOEL MAISEL MICHAEL ZEGEN Michael Zegen can currently be seen starring opposite Rachel Brosnahan on the critically acclaimed Amazon Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. The series won the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, as well as a 2018 Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Television Series - Musical or Comedy, and a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Comedy Series. Previously, Zegen earned rave reviews for his recurring role as Benny Siegel on HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, for which he earned a 2015 SAG Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Other recurring television arcs include: The Walking Dead, Girls, How to Make It in America, HAPPYish, and all seven seasons of Rescue Me. He most recently starred as Mikhail Medvedenko in Michael Mayer’s film adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, opposite Annette Bening, Corey Stoll, and Elisabeth Moss. Additional film credits include Sebastián Silva’s ensemble indie Tyrel, Noah Baumbach’s Frances Ha, John Crowley’s Oscar-nominated film Brooklyn, Greg Mottola’s Adventureland, and Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock. On stage, Zegen starred as Marco in the Broadway production of Ivo van Hove’s Tony-award winning revival of Arthur Miller’s A View from the Bridge opposite Mark Strong. Zegen’s previous theater credits include originating the role of Ted in The New Group’s production of The Spoils, written by and co-starring Jesse Eisenberg for director Scott Elliott and the role of Liam in Joshua Harmon’s smash hit play Bad Jews, directed by Daniel Aukin for Roundabout Theatre Company. MOISHE MAISEL KEVIN POLLAK Kevin Pollak started as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and became a touring pro by age twenty. A few years later he rose to the top of the SF stand-up scene and moved to Los Angeles with dreams of appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and being in movies…200 auditions later, he landed a few TV and film gigs, which proved enough to get him to the couch of Carson’s The Tonight Show.