CBS Studios has partnered with Emmy winner Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black) to develop a restricted sequence titled Summer of Gold. It relies on the sports activities podcast of the identical identify, which highlights the trailblazing American feminine athletes of the 1996 Summer Olympics.

What is Summer of Gold about?

“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. “It aims to delve deeper into the stories of the athletes, their experiences and the legacy of the 1996 Games. It will also address the ongoing issues of unfair media coverage, financial investment and gender equity in sports.”

Aduba will produce the mission via her Meynon Media banner, whereas WNBA famous person Sue Bird and FIFA champion Alex Morgan will function govt producers. At the second, the miniseries presently has no author, director, or solid connected to it. Hosted by legendary determine skater and two-time Olympic medalist Michelle Kwan, the unique podcast was a manufacturing by Dear Media, who can be producing the upcoming sequence with Morgan and Bird’s TOGETHXR firm.

“The impact of 1996 by women in sports had a lasting reach on the world,” Aduba stated in a press release. “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.”

(Source: Variety)