Amazon Prime has announced an August 12th premiere date for the TV series adaptation of Penny Marshall’s iconic 1992 baseball comedy “A League of Their Own”.
In addition, the first teaser trailer has been released and can be seen below. Sony Pictures TV is producing the series which follows new characters who embody the spirit of a generation of women who dreamed to play professional baseball.
Series creator Abbi Jacobson doesn’t just executive produce alongside Will Graham, she also stars alongside Chante Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Roberta Colindrez, Nick Offerman, Saidah Arrika Ekulona, Kate Berlant, Kendall Johnson, Kelly McCormack, Alex Désert, Priscilla Delgado, Aaron Jennings, Molly Ephraim, Melanie Field and Dale Dickey.
The original film, which starred the likes of Tom Hanks and Madonna, grossed $132 million worldwide and is one of a handful of films preserved in the U.S. National Film Registry.
