CBS Studios is developing a sports limited series about the 1996 Summer Olympics, titled Summer of Gold, which hails from producer Uzo Aduba.
. It is based on the sports podcast of the same name, which highlights the trailblazing American female athletes of the“Summer of Gold will chronicle the historic achievements of American female athletes at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta, from the ‘Magnificent Seven’ gymnasts to the USA women’s basketball, soccer and softball teams all winning gold, to the founding of the WNBA,” reads the logline.
Aduba will produce the project through her Meynon Media banner, while WNBA superstar Sue Bird and FIFA champion Alex Morgan will serve as executive producers. At the moment, the miniseries currently has no writer, director, or cast attached to it. Hosted by legendary figure skater and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan, the original podcast was a production by Dear Media, who is also producing the upcoming series with Morgan and Bird’s TOGETHXR company.
“The impact of 1996 by women in sports had a lasting reach on the world,” Aduba said in a statement. “The tectonic shift from that time continues to reverberate today, touching the lives of so many people. My company, Meynon Media, is proud to partner with Alex Morgan and TOGETHXR to bring these important stories to the screen that shaped lives both athletically and culturally.”Maggie Dela Paz has been writing about the movie and TV industry for more than four years now.
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