With baseball season well underway, Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television are getting in on the action. The pair has finally dropped the official trailer for the upcoming series, A League of Their Own! The show, which is a spin-off more than a reboot of Penny Marshall’s classic 1992 film, starts with the 1943 formation of a women’s baseball league and pulls in viewers thanks to lovable characters who dream of playing professionally.
“The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the league and outside of it,” according to Amazon. While the show will focus on entirely new characters who play for the Rockford Peaches, there have been rumors that OG actors may make an appearance (Rosie O’Donnell for sure).
The series is produced by Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham, and the new direction was very intentional. “[Mamie Johnson] was one of the first and only Black women to play in the male Negro leagues professionally,” Jacobson shared with Hollywood Reporter. “When Will and I started talking about the ways in which we wanted to do our version, that felt more real, nuanced and gritty and [a way to] incorporate more women’s stories.”
Keep reading to see the trailer and get all the details.
A League of Their Own Official Trailer
A League of Their Own Teaser Trailer
A League of Their Own Release Date
The eight-episode season will debut exclusively on Prime Video on Friday, August 12 in more than 240 countries. Before that, it’s slated to debut at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
A League of Their Own Cast
The large cast includes Abbi Jacobson, Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Roberta Colindrez, Nick Offerman, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Kate Berlant, Kendall Johnson, Kelly McCormack, Alex Désert, Priscilla Delgado, Aaron Jennings, Molly Ephraim, Melanie Field and Dale Dickey. The show is executive produced by Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham.
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