A League of Their Own Season 2 Becomes Official, But Fans Are Not Happy

Season 2 of A League of Their Own has been confirmed, but fans hope that it won’t be the final season. 

This Prime Video series is a remake of the 1992 film with an identical title. The plot is set in 1943, during World War II, when a women’s baseball team was formed. 

Reports of a second season emerged in March, but it was confirmed that the makers would shorten season 2.

Deadline has verified that season 2 of A League of Their Own will have four episodes and will end the series. 

However, many supporters of the show have expressed their dissatisfaction with the news on Twitter and are urging for the show to go on beyond its short final season. 

See what fans are tweeting about the renewal announcement below:

abbi, will, you deserved eleven seasons. #ALeagueOfTheirOwn pic.twitter.com/psXuSVvsQ5

— s (@sapphicsandyy) April 12, 2023

a league of their own is such an important show, it deserves so much better than what it’s getting. pic.twitter.com/dRn2thpfCA

— al (@gillscarden) April 12, 2023

mood about the #ALeagueOfTheirOwn news pic.twitter.com/rZ3rlIRRKO

— shannon ☆ (@slayluthor) April 12, 2023

retweet if you think #ALeagueOfTheirOwn deserves #MoreThanFour episodes. this isn't good enough. this team is worth so much more. pic.twitter.com/cwkQNiG35a

— e (@average_ezx) April 12, 2023

for all the girls who grew up being told no… being told they were too much… that they couldn't play because they were a girl… PLEASE renew #ALeagueOfTheirOwn for #MoreThanFour. pic.twitter.com/H11gn0cO8i

— e (@average_ezx) April 12, 2023

in the words of greta gill COME ON PEACHES LET'S EAT THEM UP! #ALeagueOfTheirOwn #MoreThanFour pic.twitter.com/eiGbw7L240

— e (@average_ezx) April 12, 2023

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i’m sorry… what? #ALeagueOfTheirOwn #MoreThanFour pic.twitter.com/r01RKJH3ZN

— J’enna | amber’s little lesbian intern (@loststorm_nero) April 12, 2023

The TV remake of A League of Their Own is not just a copy of the 1992 movie. It has its own personality and style. 

It also talks about important things like race and sexuality in the 1940s. We see this through the eyes of Carson Shaw (Abbi Jacobson), secretly in love with Greta Gill (D’Arcy Carden). 

Also, Max Chapman (Chanté Adams) is a Black, queer woman trying to fit in on a baseball team.

The show is bold in dealing with these topics, especially when women have only been voting in the United States for two decades. 

It does not follow the real history of A League of Their Own’s Rockford Peaches, but it has still won over loyal fans who hope the series will go on beyond a second season of four episodes. 

These reactions show that many people love A League of Their Own for the issues it tackles and the diversity it celebrates.

Even though A League of Their Own’s last season is too short, the show will still have a chance to finish its stories. 

It makes sense why fans are unhappy, as they think that the makers are rushing and that they won’t get the satiation they deserve from the ending.

Hopefully, A League of Their Own season 2 will provide a satisfying ending to the series, even with those four episodes.

About A League of Their Own

League of Their Own is an American period sports comedy drama television series co-created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, who also stars.

It is an adaptation of the 1992 film of the same name with new characters and storylines, about the formation of a World War II-era women’s professional baseball team. Chanté Adams, D’Arcy Carden, Roberta Colindrez, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Kelly McCormack, Molly Ephraim, Melanie Field, and Priscilla Delgado also star.

The series premiered with 8 episodes on August 12, 2022. In March 2023, the series was renewed for a four-episode second and final season.