# Sarah Tapscott will serve as the project’s showrunner, executive producer and writer.

*business · news · 2026-04-13 · Deadline*

## Key points

- Amazon MGM Studios is developing a series based on the novel Cleat Cute by Meryl Wilsner.
- Sarah Tapscott will serve as showrunner, executive producer, and writer for Playing the Field.
- Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe are executive producers through their company A Touch More.
- The series centers on four female players of a New Orleans professional women's soccer team.

**Companies:** Amazon
**Countries:** USA

[Read the full story on Deadline](https://deadline.com/2026/04/playing-the-field-tv-series-amazon-mgm-development-1236859016/)

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