EXCLUSIVE: Josh Charles (Best Medicine) is the latest to join The 99’ers, Netflix‘s drama telling the inspirational true story of the 1999 U.S. Women’s Soccer team, Deadline has learned.
Reps for Netflix declined comment, and character details are under wraps. Charles joins an ensemble led by Zoey Deutch, which also includes Emily Bader, Emilia Jones, Alessandro Nivola, Julia McDermott, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Perry Mattfeld, Annabel O’Hagan, Lizzy Greene, and Isabelle Fuhrman.
Based on the 2000 HarperPerennial book The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World by Jeré Longman, The 99’ers watches as the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team defies the odds to emerge victorious in a dramatic penalty kick shootout against China in the World Cup final, under the scorching summer sun and in a stadium filled with 93,000 fans. This monumental win captivated millions worldwide and forever altered the course
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