It’s the trailer equivalent of first base, but Amazon have released a brief teaser for their forthcoming reboot of Penny Marshall’s wonderful 1992 comedy A League of Their Own. Created by Abbi Jacobson (Disenchantment‘s Bean) and Will Graham, the eight-episode series is set to batter up this August.
Set to the sound of Stevie Nicks’ Edge of Seventeen, the teaser introduces some of the series huge roster of stars, that includes Jacobson, as well as Nick Offerman as the team’s coach, Chanté Adams, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Roberta Colindrez, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Kate Berlant, Kendall Johnson, Kelly McCormack, Alex Désert, Priscilla Delgado, Aaron Jennings, Molly Ephraim, Melanie Field, Dale Dickey, and original star Rosie O’Donnell.
You can check out the teaser below…
A League of Their Own evokes the joyful spirit of Penny Marshall’s beloved classic, while widening the lens to tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball. The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the League and outside of it.
A League of Their Own steps up to the plate on Amazon Prime this August 12th.
