“We’re the peaches and we fight to win. But if we lose, let it be f*cking epic. Let them write poems about what we’re about.”
How many times a series needs to be jumped between getting renewed or canceled to get aired? A League of Their Own Season 2 journey is somewhere between them. The series is set in 1943, in which a Women’s team in the nascent All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is dealing with professional and personal life crises. As much as we would like to continue, we can’t give away everything right away!
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To know all about the second-season renewal status, keep scrolling!
Is A League of Their Own Season 2 renewed or canceled?
Before we start digging further to find out our answers, let’s take a moment to appreciate the crew who made the series possible. All thanks to Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson for creating the series. Also, a big thanks to Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel for writing the screenplay, Kim Wilson and Kelly Candaele for writing the story on which the series is based. Finally, much appreciation to the cast members who made their characters stand out. Now we can get back to our main topic, which is, A League of Their Own Season 2 renewal status.
It is believed the series got renewed for the second and final season on March 14, 2023. Amazon Prime Video fulfilled its fans’ wishes by providing a four episodes second season. However, that happened way before the chaos burst in May 2023. You all are well aware of the ongoing strikes and how they have put several production houses’ work on hold. On August 18, 2023, Variety reported that Amazon scrapped the second season due to the WGA strike. Several hearts got broken, and another Chaos broke through.
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Sources tell us that the renewal was done in the first place after months of renegotiations with Sony to lower the show’s licensing fee and after the cast had a sign new deals, given the order is for half the episodes that were featured in season one. Even Graham expressed how they started working on A League of Their Own Season 2, “We’ve already started writing and bringing the story for season two…We hope to shoot in, like, mid-spring.” Unfortunately, that’s not gonna happen.
Why did A League of Their Own Season 2 get canceled?
After learning about the cancellation, the fandom is struggling to understand why this happened. We all know how it feels like to be given hope, and then it gets snatched away. Maybe knowing why will soften the blow. Behind A League of Their Own Season 2 cancellation is the ongoing strikes.
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WGA (Writers Guild of America) and SAG-AFTRA strikes have caused several damages, while lucky scripted series are put on hold, and unlucky ones( like ours) are the victims. However, there’s so much hiding that the people who are suffering more from these are the writers and actors. Still, for a stable future, they have to raise their voice. The not-so-popular series are getting removed.
It’s not only fans who are suffering from this decision. A League of Their Own co-creator, Abbi Jacobson, has also expressed her frustration regarding the cancellation. However, the reason behind this cruel decision is called cowardly by her. She has specifically said,” To blame this cancellation on the strike is bullshit and cowardly. But this post isn’t about all that. About all the ways this show has been put through the wringer. Not today.”
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While her post caption isn’t all that bad, she has appreciated her journey. The only twist we can expect for A League of Their Own Season 2 to get greenlit again is if a petition gets signed or campaigns force them for revival. Until things get sorted, you can keep up with the latest news by subscribing to our newsletter.