“A League Of Their Own”: Series adaptation of the cult film “A Class of Their Own” with a start date

In the popular classic film “In a class of its own” Tom Hanks once coached the historic women’s baseball team with Geena Davis and Madonna in the early 1990s. Amazon also dedicated itself to the story based on real events and developed a series adaptation. With the original US title “A League Of Their Own”, the historic women’s baseball league, starts on August 12th on the streaming service Prime Video. A first trailer takes a brief look at the eight-part series starring Nick Offerman ( “Parks and Recreation”) as (new) coach.

The action is based on true events and takes place in the USA in the early 1940s: In times of war, male professional baseball players are few and far between as they fight for their country in Europe. This is how the idea of ​​starting a women’s baseball team came about. A talent scout goes in search of young talent and finds it, while a women’s coach builds a baseball team. The athletes fight for recognition and the establishment of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the USA.

Like the film, the series tells the story of a generation of women who dreamed of becoming pro baseball players. Issues such as racism and sexual identity take center stage as baseball players make their own way onto the field and lay the foundation for their own league.

Starring Abbi Jacobson as Carson, Chanté Adams as Max, D’Arcy Carden as Greta, Gbemisola Ikumelo as Clance, Roberta Colindrez as Lupe, Saidah Arrika Ekulona as Toni, Kate Berlant as Shirley, Kendall Johnson as Gary, Kelly McCormack as Jess, Alex Désert as Edgar, Priscilla Delgado as Esti, Aaron Jennings as Guy, Molly Ephraim as Maybelle, Melanie Field as Jo and Dale Dickey as Beverly.

The series “A League of Their Own” was developed by leading actress Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham, who also act as producers of the series along with Hailey Wierengo and Desta Tedros Reff. The film is based on the original 1992 screenplay by Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel, based on a story by Kim Wilson and Kelly Candaele. Jamie Babbit directed. The drama series is produced by Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television in association with Field Trip Productions.