A League of Their Own
The 1943 women’s baseball league, with the queerness put back in.
Told the story the 1992 film could only imply. Cancelled far too early.
- 2022–now
- 7.6 on IMDb
- #drama
- #comedy
- #new
Our take
Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham take the premise of the Penny Marshall film and tell it honestly: a wartime women’s baseball league full of queer women, plus the parallel story of Max, a Black woman barred from the league entirely and pitching wherever she can.
It is warm and funny and specific about how gay bars, codes and risk actually worked in 1943, and Chanté Adams and Gbemisola Ikumelo are its best asset. Amazon renewed it for a short final season and then cancelled that too, which remains infuriating. One season, worth your time regardless.
Where to watch A League of Their Own
Stream
Amazon Prime Video
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Scores
Ours
- Jibbi Score — 4 out of 5 rainbows. Told the story the 1992 film could only imply. Cancelled far too early.
Everyone else’s
- IMDb — 7.6 out of 10 from 25,385 votes, via OMDb.
- TMDB — 6.8 out of 10 from 123 votes, refreshed daily.
The plot, officially
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 forge a new path to pursue her dream.
Synopsis and poster via TMDB.