Where Was Prime Video's 2022 Series 'A League of Their Own' Filmed? It Wasn't Shot in Rockford

Batter up! Prime Video's 2022 series 'A League of Their Own' — in keeping with the 1992 film — is after all right here. Where was it filmed?

She's right here and she or he's queer! Prime Video's new series A League of Their Own has finally arrived — premiering on Aug. 12, 2022. From creators Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson (where our Broad City fanatics at?), A League of Their Own is, of path, in keeping with Penny Marshall's cult classic 1992 movie of the same identify (which is based on a true story!).

The synopsis reads as follows:

"In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. There, she meets other women who also dream of playing pro baseball and makes connections that open up her world. Rockford local Max Chapman also comes to the tryouts but is turned away. With the support of her best friend Clance, she must forge a new path to pursue her dream."

While we know baseball to be an all-American recreation, in the same realm as apple pie, was the series filmed in the States? Let's speak about filming places for 2022's A League of Their Own.

Where was Prime Video's 'A League of Their Own' filmed?

Just like the original film, A League of Their Own is about in Rockford, Ill., however it was filmed in Western Pennsylvania. More in particular, it was filmed at the Community College of Allegheny County's Boyce Park campus, simply east of Pittsburgh.

Amazingly, the CCAC Boyce box was turned into a World War II-era-themed masterpiece for the series, and it's going to stick that means. That's proper, it was completely remodeled for the Prime Video series, and all of the alterations are permanent.

“We in point of fact recognize the exposure we’re receiving,” CCAC’s athletic director Bob Keslar informed the Post-Gazette in early August 2022. “The display isn’t even out yet and persons are speaking about it. It’s been an excellent dating, and we’re actually grateful for this chance to showcase our facilities and our athletes.”

"CCAC has already taken full advantage of the stadium’s presence on its Monroeville branch campus as both a home field for its newly rejuvenated baseball team and as an invaluable recruitment tool," the Post-Gazette wrote.

You is also questioning: Why did not filming happen in Rockford? That would make the most sense, right? Well, it appears, fashionable Rockford is void of a 1940s really feel.

“We had the privilege of going to Rockford and assembly the folk there and going thru their archives. The reality was, it’s now not a production hub. Also, a lot of 1940s Rockford isn’t there," co-creator Will Graham told The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The Pittsburgh area offered a more realistic haven for 1940s history.

"When you move to Pittsburgh … you stroll down the road, and it’s as if you’re in a museum of the early 20th century. It’s unbelievable the quantity of preservation that’s took place and the vitality of the city in residing out that historical past," he endured.

Along with the CCAC stadium, Ambridge, the Greensburg educate station, and Downtown Pittsburgh’s Benedum Center had been also used as filming locations for the series.

Season 1 of A League of Their Own is currently streaming on Prime Video.

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