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Carson Shaw is not based on any particular real baseball player. However, the character is not entirely fictional either. Created by Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham, the show is a “re-imagination” of Penny Marshall’s 1992 eponymous film.
Aug 27, 2022 · Abbi Jacobson as Carson Shaw (Courtesy of Prime Video)"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" centers on the story of a young girl named Francie Nolan and follows her as she strives to carve out a life for...
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In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. There, she meets other women who also dream of playing pro baseball and makes connections that open up her world. Rockford local Max Chapman also comes to the tryouts but is turned away. With the support of her best friend Clance, she must fo...
Main
1. Abbi Jacobson as Carson Shaw 2. Chanté Adams as Max Chapman 3. D'Arcy Carden as Greta Gill 4. Roberta Colindrez as Lupe García 5. Gbemisola Ikumelo as Clance Morgan 6. Kelly McCormack as Jess McCready 7. Priscilla Delgado as Esti González 8. Nick Offerman as Casey "Dove" Porter
Recurring
1. Melanie Field as Jo Deluca 2. Molly Ephraim as Maybelle Fox 3. Kate Berlant as Shirley Cohen 4. Patrick J. Adams as Charlie 5. Patrice Covington as Gracie 6. Lea Robinson as Bertie Hart 7. Andia Winslow as Esther 8. Rae Gray as Terri 9. Lil Frex as Ana 10. Nat Faxon as Marshall 11. Kevin Dunn as Morris Baker 12. Marquise Vilsón as Red Wright 13. Marinda Anderson as Leah 14. Don Fanelli as Alan Baker 15. Nancy Lenehan as Vivienne Hughes 16. Saidah Ekulona as Toni Chapman 17. Kendall Johnson...
Guest Starring
1. Rosie O'Donnell as Vi
Development
In 2017 Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham approached Sony Pictures with the idea to reboot Penny Marshall's 1992 film A League of Their Own. Graham loved the film growing up and approached Jacobson with the idea for a contemporary reboot. They reportedly contacted Marshall and Geena Davis to ask for their blessing before moving forward with the project. Graham and Jacobson decided to expand the topics explored to include racism in the league as well as the stories of lesbian players. They hired a...
Casting
On February 14, 2020, D'Arcy Carden, Chanté Adams, Roberta Colindrez, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Kelly McCormack, Melanie Field, and Priscilla Delgado were announced. Nick Offerman was cast in June 2021 as Casey "Dove" Porter, the team's coach. Molly Ephraim and Kate Berlant were cast in recurring roles. In July 2021, Rosie O'Donnell announced she is set to guest star as a bartender at a local gay bar in the series. On July 6, 2021, Saidah Ekulona was announced as a recurring cast member. In Septembe...
Filming
After the pilot was shot in Los Angeles, filming was delayed due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Production took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from mid-July through October 2021. Filming officially began on July 11, 2021, on the south side of Pittsburgh in the old Schwartz Market. Additional filming locations included Ambridge, the Fifth Street Park, Aliquippa at Morrell Field, and the city of Greensburg's Amtrak train station.
A world premiere screening took place at Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2022. The T.V. series was released on August 12, 2022.
In 1943, housewife Carson Shaw arrives in Chicago to try out for the newly formed All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, and meets fellow hopefuls Greta and Jo, friends from New York City. Maxine, an exceptional black pitcher from nearby Rockford, is turned away, and commiserates with her best friend Clance.
Aug 17, 2022 · The main characters are Carson Shaw, a catcher from a small town in Idaho, and Max Chapman (Chante Adams), a Black pitcher who wants to try out but is rejected from the team. A League of...
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Jun 13, 2022 · The first episode of the League of Their Own series begins with Jacobson’s Carson Shaw racing to catch the train that will take her from her Idaho hometown to baseball tryouts in...
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Aug 5, 2022 · Carson, a talented, anxious woman, becomes the team’s de facto leader. As a creator and executive producer, as well as the series’s star, Jacobson led a team, too, onscreen and off.
