A League of Their Own (upcoming TV series)

A League of Their Own is an upcoming American period comedy television series co-created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, who also stars. It is an adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name with new characters and story lines, about the formation of a World War II era women's professional baseball team. Chanté Adams, D'Arcy Carden, Roberta Colindrez, Gbemisola Ikumel, Kelly McCormack, and Priscilla Delgado also star. Episodes will run for one hour on Amazon's Prime Video. A premiere date has not been set.[3][1]

A League of Their Own
GenreComedy[1]
Created by
Based onA League of Their Own by Penny Marshall
Developed by
  • Abbi Jacobson
  • Will Graham
Written by
  • Abbi Jacobson
  • Will Graham
Starring
Production
Executive producers
  • Abbi Jacobson
  • Will Graham
  • Jamie Babbit
  • Hailey Weirengo
Running timeOne-hour[2]
Production companies
DistributorPrime Video

Plot

The series "follows brand-new characters and begins with the formation of the league in 1943 and follows the league and its players as they fight to keep it alive through close games, injuries, sexual awakenings and road trips across a rapidly changing U.S."[2]

Cast

Main

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Recurring

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Production

Development

In 2017 Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham approached Sony Pictures with the idea to reboot Penny Marshall's 1992 film A League of Their Own. In March 2020, it was announced that the series was in development at Amazon.[4] It is the second television adaptation of A League of Their Own, following a short lived 1993 CBS series.[4]

On August 6, 2020, it was announced that Amazon had ordered the one-hour comedy series. A premiere date has not been announced.[3]

Crew

Jamie Babbit directed the pilot episode, which was shot in southern California.[2] Babbit and Hailey Weirengo are executive producers along with writers Will Graham and Jacobson, who also co-stars.[2]

Casting

On February 14, 2020, cast members D'Arcy Caden, Chanté Adams, Roberta Colindrez, Gbemisola Ikumel, Kelly McCormack, Melanie Field, and Priscilla Delgado were announced.[2]

References
  1. Bradley, Laura. "D'Arcy Carden and Abbi Jacobson, Already in a League of Their Own, Will Lead Amazon's "A League of Their Own"". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. "'A League of Their Own': Meet the Full Cast for Amazon's Comedic Reboot". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  3. Hibberd, James. "Amazon orders 'A League of Their Own' TV series, reveals changes to story line from film". EW.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  4. Holloway, Daniel (2018-03-31). "'A League Of Their Own' Series in the Works at Amazon". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
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