But in 1987, she also was a local volunteer for the Iowa Film Office, a state government effort to lure Hollywood business to Iowa's prairie.
Riedel, 68, taught speech and theater for 38 years at Hempstead High School in Dubuque. Riedel's solo scouting trip in 1987 was a fateful moment for these 193 acres, which for the last quarter century have been home to the rural baseball diamond known as the Field of Dreams.
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It was previously announced that Seth MacFarlane would adapt his comedy film “Ted” into a comedy series for the streamer, while TV reboots at Peacock include “Saved by the Bell,” “Punky Brewster,” and upcoming shows like “Battlestar Galactica,” “Queer as Folk,” and the drama reboot of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” among others.DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Before a field was built, before anybody had the slightest inclination to come and have a catch, Sue Riedel spotted this picturesque farm. This is the latest example of NBCUniversal mining their IP library for Peacock original programming. He is repped by 3 Arts Entertainment and Hansen Jacobson.
Schur is also known for shows like the broadcast comedy hits “The Good Place,” “The Office,” “Parks and Recreation,” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” “Field of Dreams” marks the second Peacock series that Schur has created or co-created, with the first being “Rutherford Falls.” That show, which Schur co-created with Ed Helms and showrunner Sierra Teller Ornelas, was recently renewed for a second season. The game, which saw the White Sox win 9-8, was seen by 5.9 million viewers, making it the most-watched regular season MLB game in 16 years.
News of the series comes less than a week after Major League Baseball staged a game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox at the real Field of Dreams in Dyersville, IA, where the film was shot. “His talent, his love for baseball and his reverence for its themes make him the perfect choice to revisit this beloved film that evokes nostalgia and visceral emotion in so many of its fans.” “’Field of Dreams’ is an iconic Universal Film title from venerable producers Lawrence and Charles Gordon, that we could only have entrusted to Mike Schur,” said Erin Underhill, president of Universal Television. It was nominated for best picture, best adapted screenplay, and best score at the Academy Awards. It is widely regarded as an American classic and one of the best baseball films ever made. The film also starred Ray Liotta, James Earl Jones, and Amy Madigan. Kinsella’s 1982 novel “Shoeless Joe.” Released in 1989, it starred Kevin Costner as an Iowa farmer who receives instructions from a mysterious voice to build a baseball diamond in the middle of his corn field, which draws the ghosts of “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and other famous players.
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Based on Universal Pictures’ Academy Award-nominated film, the series is said to reimagine the mixture of family, baseball, Iowa and magic that makes the movie so enduring and beloved.
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