Using a beloved film like ‘A League of Their Own’ as source material for a new Amazon Prime series by the same name comes with more than just anxiety, as co-creator and star Abbi Jacobson is acutely feeling right now. “Listen, this is people's favorite f**king movie. There’s so much pressure,” Jacobson tells Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott on the latest Parting Shot. The two chat about making the show, what it says about women today, and why telling these diverse stories is so important.

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