Is Luke Kirby returning to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5?

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 finally has a premiere date. The date news also came with news that Luke Kirby is no longer a series regular. What does that mean for his character?

Back in Season 4, Luke Kirby was upped to series regular. That was exciting news for fans of Lenny Bruce and Midge Maisel’s relationship. When we got news that Mrs. Maisel Season 5 would premiere in April, it came with news that Kirby was no longer a series regular.

In fact, it came with news that there’s a chance Kirby isn’t involved in the season at all. The Season 4 finale could have been Lenny Bruce’s swan song.

Will Lenny Bruce be in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5?

As for right now, there is a chance that Kirby won’t return to the series at all. The finale is quite fitting. It’s clear that Lenny Bruce is struggling mentally, and he wants to see Midge succeed. Is it possible that he will now go off to the sidelines to watch it happen?

Lenny Bruce is based on a very real person. The real Bruce faced a traumatic end. He suffered from drug addiction and was found dead in his hotel room in 1966 from a drug overdose. As we get closer to 1966 in Mrs. Maisel, it is possible that Midge could find out about Lenny’s death through a newspaper report.

Before that will likely come something about Lenny’s arrest. His career took a downward turn after his arrest in 1964, seeing him blacklisted from clubs. We’re starting to see his mental health take a downward turn in the series, so we could see all this play out through newspaper reports or stories from other comics instead of playing out on screen.

Kirby has been a busy man when it comes to acting. It’s possible that he wasn’t available for Mrs. Maisel Season 5 when filming happened. We’ll have to see how it all plays out when the season airs on Prime Video.

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 premieres on Friday, April 14 on Prime Video.