Here's Your First Look at the New TV Adaptation of A League of Their Own
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Despite what some rankings might have to say about the matter, the best movie about baseball is not Bull Durham, and it's definitely not their runner-up, Moneyball. Hands-down, it's A League of Their Own, the 1992 film based on the real-life Rockford Peaches and the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
It's hard to improve on perfection, but Broad City's Abbi Jacobson along with writer Will Graham are giving it a go, and adapting the film into a television series for Amazon. Here's what we know so far.
It won't be a straight adaptation of the 1992 film.
The new project is not expected to feature the same women as the original film. (But of course we're keeping our fingers crossed for some well-placed cameos.) Rather, the series will follow a new group of characters, and will take "a deeper look at race and sexuality."
“28 years ago, Penny Marshall told us a story about women playing professional baseball that up until then had been largely overlooked. 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,” said Graham and Jacobson in a statement.
“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.”
The cast has some big shoes to fill.
I can hardly imagine how a team including Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty, and Geena Davis (among other standouts) came together in the first place.
But they're giving it their best effort. In addition to Jacobson, and D'Arcy Carden, best-known for playing Janet in The Good Place, the series will feature Chanté Adams, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Kelly McCormack, Roberta Colindrez, and Priscilla Delgado. Announced guest stars include Molly Ephraim, Kate Berlant, and Melanie Field.
It will premiere in August 2022
A new teaser trailer revealed the date. Watch it here:
This won't be the first attempt at an adaptation.
In 1993 a sitcom based on the film aired on CBS, but was cancelled after five episodes. Watch the pilot on YouTube, below:
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