Friday, March 29, 2024

Amazon Orders ‘A League of Their Own’ Series with Chanté Adams

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Chanté Adams

*Amazon has ordered a series adaptation of “A League of Their Own,” and much like the 1992 Penny Marshall film, the series will focus on female professional baseball players. 

And because Hollywood’s idea of “originality” these days simply means to “reimagine” all the classics with a Black and/or gay and transgender cast… this show will center on race and homosexuality.

The series is co-created and executive produced by “Broad City” alum Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham, with Jacobson also starring, per Variety

“There’s no crying in baseball, or at Prime Video,” said Vernon Sanders, co-head of television for Amazon Studios. “Will and Abbi have taken a classic movie, reimagining it for a new generation with new characters and their own fresh, modern vision on a timeless story of big dreams, friendship, love, and, of course, baseball. We’re so excited to partner with Sony to bring this emotional, exciting new series to our Prime Video customers around the world.”

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The NEW A Leage of Their Own Cast (via Twitter)

The series also stars Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Kelly McCormack, Roberta Colindrez, and Priscilla Delgado.

“28 years ago, Penny Marshall told us a story about women playing professional baseball that up until then had been largely overlooked,” Jacobson and Graham said. “We grew up obsessed with the film, like everyone else. Three years ago, we approached Sony with the idea of telling a new, still overlooked set of those stories. With the help of an enormously talented team of collaborators, an amazing cast, and the devoted support of Amazon to this project, we feel beyond lucky and excited to get to bring these characters to life. It took grit, fire, authenticity, wild imagination and a crackling sense of humor for these players to achieve their dreams. We’re hoping to bring audiences a story with all of those qualities.”

“A League of Their Own” is produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television in association with Field Trip Productions. 

“Abbi and Will have done a masterful job of reimagining this timeless classic. We are very thankful to our partners at Amazon for bringing this incredibly relevant and important story to audiences around the globe,” said Jeff Frost, president of Sony Pictures Television.

Will you watch the upcoming “A League of Their Own Series”?

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