Broad City co-creator Abbi Jacobson and Mozart in the Jungle Executive Producer Will Graham give A League of Their Own a modern makeover for the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series, bringing LGBT storylines and black struggles to life Female athletes emphasize playing baseball during World War II. The show, which debuted this weekend, follows the mainstream of Penny Marshall’s 1992 film of the same name: A scavenger with a husband at war quickly becomes the team leader, played by Jacobson in the update. Nick Offerman has followed in Tom Hanks’ footsteps as a disgraced star player-turned-manager. That’s how the show compares against the 30-year-old film that introduced Rosie O’Donnell to her friend Madonna and was itself an adaptation of a late 1980s documentary of the same name.
Abbi Jacobson plays catcher Carson Shaw, a reluctant leader who explores unexpected feelings for a teammate while her husband serves abroad.
Geena Davis commands the action behind the plate and off the field as Dottie Hinson, who keeps an eye out for her sister Kit while awaiting the return of her soldier husband.
Chanté Adams sensitively portrays the angst of Max Chapman, a talented black pitcher who is barred from playing because of her race and gender; She also has a secret romantic life.
Tom Hanks, who starred in Marshall’s “Big,” is the boozy manager who angrily utters the film’s most famous line: “There’s no crying in baseball.”
D’Arcy Carden’s Greta is a flirtatious presence who shields herself from criticism as a queer woman.
Lori Petty’s kit wears her heart on her sleeve, frustrated with the attention her big sister Dottie is getting.
Melanie Field, second from left, portrays Jo De Luca, Greta’s boisterous friend from Queens, who whispers to her teammate about her sexuality.
Madonna, then at the height of her fame, had a supporting role as Mae “All the Way” Mordabito, a taxi dancer, before joining the Rockford Peaches.
Gbemisola Ikumelo is Max’s excited married sidekick and wannabe comic writer Clance.
Mae’s friend Doris from the film, Rosie O’Donnell, appears in the Amazon series as the owner of a gay bar.
Nick Offerman doesn’t last long as manager Dove Porter, a former pitcher with a healthy ego.
Jon Lovitz has an amusing early appearance as a scout for the burgeoning All Women’s League.
Molly Ephraim plays the role of Maybelle Fox, a fun-loving bottle blonde who is oblivious to sexual undercurrents on the team.
Marshall’s daughter Tracy Reiner, older brother Garry (a director in his own right), and “Laverne & Shirley” co-star David Lander all have small roles in the film.