Following the cancellation of the Amazon series A League of Their Own last week, series star Abbi Jacobson has taken to social media to discuss the move she calls “cowardly.”
Jacobson reflects on getting to work on the series
In a recent post to her Instagram, Jacobson shared a photo of herself in her character Carson Shaw’s uniform, while on the field. In the caption for the photo, Jacobson said to blame the cancellation of the series on the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes was “cowardly,” but that she wouldn’t be spending the post arguing about that.
Instead, the rest of the caption saw Jacobson reflect on “the special show” that she said she was lucky to get to make. Jacobson went on to praise the “many incredibly talented artists and actors and writers and crew,” and said she was “so proud” of the show.
“This post here is about the special show I was lucky to make with so many incredibly talented artists and actors and writers and crew,” reads Jacobson’s caption. “A show I’m so proud of. Filled to the brim with stories worth telling. Full of so much heart and soul and value. Thank you for watching.”
Check out the full Instagram post below:
What was A League of Their Own about?
The series starred Abbie Jacobson, Gbemisola Ikumelo , Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, 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. In addition, Maybelle Blair, 95-year-old original All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (AAGPBL) player, was set to return as a consultant in the upcoming second installment.
“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,” reads the synopsis. “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 was executive produced by Jacobson and Will Graham. It hailed from Amazon Studios and Sony Pictures Television in association with Field Trip Productions. Executive producers are Field Trip’s Hailey Wierengo, Elizabeth Koe, and Jamie Babbit, who directed the pilot.
