Gilmore Girls actor Kelly Bishop joins the cast of Marvelous Mrs Maisel Season 4

Marvelous Mrs Maisel is welcoming Gilmore Girls fame actor Kelly Bishop to its star cast for season 4. The fourth instalment of the critically acclaimed Amazon Original series will see Bishop gracing the show in a guest role. However, further details of her role are being kept under the wraps.

Bishop's new venture will see her reuniting with other cast members of the comedy series Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino with whom she had previously worked on Gilmore Girls as well as Bunheads. Bishop is second in the list of Gilmore Girls alum who joined the cast of Marvelous Mrs Maisel after Milo Ventimiglia, who will also be starring in the show in a guest role.

The fourth instalment of the series is currently under production in New York City. The Amazon original series was picked up by Amazon Studios after the pilot episode of the series garnered a lot of eyeballs and appreciation. The critically acclaimed series has won around 20 Emmy Awards along with three Golden Globe Awards to date.

Kelly Bishop is famously known for her portrayal of the family matriarch Emily Gilmore in the show Gilmore Girls. She also reprised her role in the 2016 miniseries Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life, which is a follow-up series on the lives of the characters of the original show. Both the shows are available to stream on Netflix.