There may be no second chances in baseball, but there are no second seasons either it seems, as it was announced last week that Amazon’sA League of Their Ownhad officially beencanceled, despite previously being renewed. The reason for the cancelation supposedly fell with the ongoingWGAandSAG-AFTRAstrikes, which have left numerous shows and movies at a standstill, as studios continue to refuse to negotiate with writers and actors.A League of Their Ownstar and co-creatorAbbi Jacobsonisn’t satisfied with this reasoning however, calling the decision to blame the strikes “bullshit and cowardly.”
Based on the classic 1992 film of the same name, which starredGeena Davis,Tom Hanks,Rosie O’Donnell, andMadonna, the show was created by Jacobson andWill Graham. Jacobson starred in the show alongsideD’Arcy Carden,Chante Adams,Melanie FieldandKate Berlant, as it followed the story of a group of women baseball players. The show’s proposed second season was announced back in April, and was slated to be a shorter season than its predecessor, intended to wrap up the show’s hanging plot lines. Sadly, this was not meant to be, asDeadlinereported that the continuation had been axed, citing the ongoing strikes for having “delayed TV production, creating large gaps between seasons and making shows miss their target release dates.”
Jacobson rebutted this reasoning however, as she reflected on her time on the show in anInstagrampost, writing “What luck I have had to get to tell these stories and play this character I love so much. What a rare thing in life. And so I am sad today.” She continued “To blame this cancelation on the strike, (which is an essential fight for fair wages, protections and working conditions, etc…) is bullshit and cowardly.” The guildscontinue to strikeover issues such as residual payments, which have plummeted thanks to the rise of streaming, as well asprotections against the use of AItools to replace human labor.
Jacobson is Proud ofA League of Their Own
Choosing to focus on the positives of her experience however, Jacobson continued to write “But this post isn’t about all that. About all the ways this show has been put through the ringer. Not today. 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. A show I’m so proud of. Filled to the brim with stories worth telling. Full of so much heart and soul and value.” The star concluded with thanking audiences for watching.A League of Their Ownwasn’t the only Amazon show to be axed last week, as it was also announced that theChloë Grace Moretz-starringThe Peripheralwasalso to be canceled.
A League of Their Ownis available to stream onPrime Video, check out the trailer below:
