Fans outraged as groundbreaking LGBT series ‘A League of Their Own’ gets only one more season

Amazon Prime Video’s groundbreaking series “A League of Their Own”, based on the popular 1992 film, has been renewed for a second and final season of just four episodes. The show tells the stories of women and trans people who played professional baseball during World War II, while male major leaguers were away fighting. It also features queer women and people of color, making it a groundbreaking series in the representation of diverse voices in television. Created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson, both queer, the show has garnered a devoted following since its debut on the streaming platform.

News of the renewal for just one more season has disappointed and upset fans who are now rallying for more episodes of “A League of Their Own”. Graham himself took to Twitter to state that the news of the single-season renewal was a leak and not official, urging fans to make their voices heard if they want to see more episodes or seasons. And fans have responded in droves.

On Thursday afternoon, a plane with a banner flew over Amazon Prime Video’s headquarters in Culver City, California, urging the service to order more episodes of “A League of Their Own” with the message “Renew A League of Their Own #MoreThanFour.” Supporters of the show have also taken to social media, expressing the importance of the show and its representation of LGBTQ and women’s experiences.

The show’s creators have been vocal about their mission to fill in the gaps in history and to create a series that speaks to truthful queer experiences. “We’re still struggling to be in that world where our stories are watched as universal, and I know that we will get there,” said Graham in an interview with The Advocate. As fans rally for more episodes of “A League of Their Own”, it remains to be seen whether Amazon Prime will listen to their demands and renew the show for more seasons.