EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is in development on The 99’ers, a feature adaptation of Jeré Longman’s book The Girls of Summer: The US Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World.
Nicole Kassell, the Emmy-winner known for her work on shows like Watchmen and Netflix’s upcoming Sirens, is set to direct from a script by Katie Lovejoy (Love at First Sight, To All the Boys: Always and Forever) and Dana Stevens (The Woman King, Fatherhood).
The 99’ers follows the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team who, in 1999, under the scorching summer sun and in a stadium filled with 93,000 fans, defied the odds to emerge victorious in a dramatic penalty kick shootout against China in the World Cup final. This monumental win captivated millions worldwide and forever altered the course of women’s sports.
A sports reporter for the New York Times, author Longman has also penned titles like
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