In 1958 New York, Midge Maisel’s life is on track– husband, kids, and elegant Yom Kippur dinners in their Upper West Side apartment. But when her life takes a surprise turn, she has to quickly decide what else she’s good at – and going from housewife to stand-up comic is a wild choice to everyone but her.

Starz宣布开发Stephanie Danler所著的2006年畅销小说《苦甜曼哈顿 Sweetbitter》的剧集版，该半小时剧集版讲述22岁的Tess抵达纽约市后不久在一间名餐厅工作，然后她迅速被卷入这包括毒品﹑酒﹑爱情﹑欲望﹑酒吧﹑美食等的地方。她得学会应付诱惑，面对自己蹒跚的生活。