Based on that alone, this show could have 12 seasons in it - the real-life Rockford Peaches played through the entirety of the league’s run, from 1943 to 1954. The series takes many of its cues from real moments and figures associated with the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL). One of the greatest resources both Graham and showrunner/star Abbi Jacobson utilized for the series was history. The consensus among those speaking out is that there is a desire for more queer- and Black-led stories in television, especially when they’re as compelling, thoughtful, steamy, and entertaining as the ones A League of Their Own has told so far. One group, the Renew A League of Their Own fan campaign, even announced plans to fly a banner displaying the hashtag and a plea for renewal over Amazon Studios on March 15. “People are listening.”Īlready fans are taking the notion to heart, blasting social media with the hashtag #MoreThanFour and sharing what the show means to them. “So if you want to see more episodes or more seasons of this show, now is your moment,” he wrote. Sony has yet to confirm that to be the case, and showrunner Will Graham took to Twitter to assure viewers that nothing is official yet. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Sony Pictures Television-produced series has been given a renewal offer for a final season consisting of just four episodes. That’s what makes Amazon’s potential decision to abbreviate Season 2 so disappointing. The series’s focus on both the joys and struggles of being queer or Black or a woman, or a combination of all three, created a deep well of stories that inspired incredible performances, and the Season 1 finale set up even more to explore. Season 1 understood what made the movie so universally endearing - the underdog story, charming female leads, the chemistry among the ensemble cast - while also acknowledging that there were more complex stories to tell. So what Prime Video’s 2022 A League of Their Own series managed to accomplish was nothing short of a marvel.
Despite having the talents of some of the movie’s cast and crew in front of and behind the screen, the magic of the original just didn’t translate. Adapting one of the most beloved baseball films of all time for television is no small feat - The proof lies in the failed 1993 A League of Their Own sitcom.
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