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THE LEAGUE celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the twentieth century. The story is told through previously unearthed archival footage and never-before-seen interviews with legendary players like Satchel Paige and Buck O’Neil – whose early careers paved the way for the Jackie Robinson era – as well as celebrated Hall of Famers Willie Mays and Hank Aaron who started out in the Negro Leagues. From entrepreneurial titans Cumberland Posey and Gus Greenlee, whose intense rivalry fueled the rise of two of the best baseball teams ever to play the game, to Effa Manley, the activist owner of the Newark Eagles and the only woman ever admitted to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, THE LEAGUE explores Black baseball as an economic and social pillar of Black communities and a stage for some of the greatest athletes to ever play the game, while also examining the unintended consequences of integration.
Original Release
07/12/2023
US Release
07/12/2023
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Hank Aaron | Self - Baseball Hall of Famer / Indianapolis Clowns |
Monte Irvin | Self - Baseball Hall of Famer / Newark Eagles |
Sam Pollard | Bob Motley |
Ernie Banks | Self |
Willie Mays | Self |
Jackie Robinson | Self |
James Brunson III | Self - Historian |
Andrea Williams | Self - Journalist |
Gerald Early | Self - Cultural Critic |
Lawrence D. Hogan | Self - Historian |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Hank Aaron | Self - Baseball Hall of Famer / Indianapolis Clowns |
Monte Irvin | Self - Baseball Hall of Famer / Newark Eagles |
Sam Pollard | Bob Motley |
Ernie Banks | Self |
Willie Mays | Self |
Jackie Robinson | Self |
James Brunson III | Self - Historian |
Andrea Williams | Self - Journalist |
Gerald Early | Self - Cultural Critic |
Lawrence D. Hogan | Self - Historian |
Junius Gaten | Self - Employee, Chicago American Giants / Assistant to Rube Foster |
Maya Angelou | Self - Writer |
Donald Spivey | Self - Historian |
Rob Ruck | Self - Historian |
Bob Kendrick | Self - President: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum |
Larry Lester | Self - Negro Leagues Scholar |
Marcus Garvey | Self |
Shakeia Taylor | Self - Journalist |
Babe Ruth | Self |
Phil Dixon | Self - Negro Leagues Scholar |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jon Kamen | Executive Producer |
Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
Nina Dobrev | Executive Producer |
Shawn Gee | Executive Producer |
Joshua A. Green | Executive Producer |
Marie Therese Guirgis | Executive Producer |
Haley Jones | Executive Producer |
Jeffrey Lurie | Executive Producer |
Byron Motley | Executive Producer |
Questlove | Executive Producer |
Todd Wagner | Executive Producer |
Zarah Zohlman | Executive Producer |
Dori Begley | Executive Producer |
Tariq Trotter | Executive Producer |
Eamonn Bownes | Executive Producer |
Chris Bongirne | Producer |
Lindsey Clemmer | Producer |
Robin Espinola | Producer |
Alexandra Günther | Producer |
Shayla Harris | Producer |
Jen Isaacson | Producer |
Martin Klemes | Producer |
Chloe Kurabi | Producer |
Samantha Mustari | Producer |
Helen R. Russell | Producer |
Dave Sirulnick | Producer |
Karla Zambrano | Producer |
Byron Motley | Producer |
Nickson Fong | Producer |