A League of Their Own reboot: Release date and cast... (original) (raw)
ON APRIL 14, 2022, A League of Their Own took to Instagram to tease the new series coming to Amazon Prime.
In the post, the actress Abbi Jacobson was pictured on a baseball card with what is presumably her character's name Carson Shaw.
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Actress D'Arcy Carden on a promotional poster for Amazon's A League of Their OwnCredit: Instagram/@leagueonprime
When does A League of Their Own premiere?
The show's Instagram began posting more promotional posters on its page on April 14.
On June 7, the show released the official teaser video that revealed it will hit Amazon on August 12, 2022.
Amazon will release all eight episodes of the new series that day.
"A League of Their Own, THE SERIES, is coming to @primevideo August 12th! ⚾️ #FindYourTeam" reads the show bio on Instagram.
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Jacobson, 38, also teased the new series on her Instagram page that same day.
The Broad City star wrote: "This is actually happening…. soon!"
In the new series, heavy nods are given to many of the original cast members.
On Twitter, the official page of the show has already been sharing some of the fan's excitement for the show.
Fans can create their very own baseball card with their own picture for a personalized digital card.
Who is in the cast of A League of Their Own?
As the show nears its premiere date more of the cast names have been released.
From the League of Their Own Instagram page, the following cast members have been revealed.
- Abbi Jacobson as Carson Shaw
- Gbemisola Ikumelo as Clance Morgan
- Chanté Adams as Max Chapman
- D'Arcy Carden as Greta Gill
- Nick Offerman as Casey "Dove" Porter
- Melanie Field as Jo Deluca
- Roberta Colindrez as Lupe García
- Priscilla Delgado
- Kelly McCormack as Jess
- Nat Faxon as Nathan Marshall
Offerman is known widely as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation.
He shared the promotional image of his character on Instagram writing: "Proud to be coaching the Rockford Peaches OFFERMAN STYLE"
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Nick Offerman in the promotional poster for Amazon's A League of Their OwnCredit: Instagram/@leagueonprime
Is A League of Their Own a remake?
A League of Their Own is also a comedy sports movie from 1992.
It is likely that Amazon's version in 2022 will follow a similar storyline as the 1992 film.
The original movie starred some of the biggest names in Hollywood from Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, and more.
This year will mark the 30th anniversary of the original film directed by Penny Marshall.
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A League of Their Own is inspired by the true story of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
The league was formed in 1943 and consisted of an all-women team to keep the game going while men were away during World War II.
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