According to Deadline, A League of Their Own co-creator Will Graham (Daisy Jones & the Six, Mozart in the Jungle) has shared his thoughts on the decision to reverse the renewal of season two of the series for the first time. In the statement, Graham expressed disappointment but said he would continue to search for a new home for the series.
In a statement about the series, Graham stated, “When all queer people are personally and politically under attack across the country and HRC has declared a ‘state of emergency,’ my biggest fear is that the many queer fans of League will take this reversal as one more invalidation, one more blow, one more…effect of the general politicization of our identities. Most of us grew up feeling invisible, and as we gain strength, the predictable backlash forces are trying their hardest to get us to go back underground,” according to Deadline.
Graham continued, “We got so many notes wondering if the exploration of the queer world of the 1940s or Max’s world would be better saved for season 2, if people needed to start somewhere a little more familiar. I’m so glad we didn’t listen, cause now I’m sitting here without any regrets.”
Later in the same statement, according to Deadline, Graham said, “You came out, you changed pronouns, you started living more openly, you gave sermons in church about the show, you opened bars, and you got a truly mind boggling number of tattoos that say ‘to the five’ and ‘rob the bank.’ What else am I forgetting? I’m sure you’ll remind me.”
“But most importantly, you made a community, you found each other and found joy, which of course is what the show is about. In many more ways than I would ever have let myself imagine while we were making it, you literally bring the show to life every day.”
“Thank you for making our work mean something bigger. We’ve heard from so many different kinds of people around the world who are watching League.”
A League of Their Own premiered on Prime Video on August 12, 2022. It starred Abbi Jacobson (Disenchantment, Broad City), D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place, Barry), Roberta Colindrez (Vida, Cassandro), Kelly McCormack (George & Tammy, Killjoys), Molly Ephraim (Last Man Standing, Perry Mason), and Chanté Adams (Roxxane Roxxane, A Journal for Jordan).