Peacock’s TV show adaptation of 1989’s Field of Dreams won’t be making it to home plate, as The Hollywood Reporter has learned that the streamer has recently canceled the project.
The show was given a straight-to-series order last August. But clearly, something has gone awry since as Peacock won’t be moving forward with the project. Little was known about the TV show aside from the fact it would be based on the classic 80s movie.
The film stars Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield in order to attract the ghosts of deceased baseball legends. These legends include Shoeless Joe Jackson and his teammates on the infamous Chicago Black Sox team, who were accused of throwing the 1919 World Series in exchange for money.
The original movie was a critical and commercial hit and was nominated for three Academy Awards including Best Picture. More than just a sports movie, Field of Dreams has left a lasting pop culture impression with its iconic line “if you build it, they will come” entering the modern vernacular. It was even selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 2017 as it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
