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Run‑A‑Muck Develops Courtside, a Queer Rom‑Com Set in the WNBA

The creator-led project pairs writer Brittani Nichols and director Carly Usdin with real WNBA players to foreground authentic queer women’s sports stories.

Overview

  • Run‑A‑Muck announced development of Courtside this week, positioning the film inside its new REIGN women’s sports division and a broader slate of athlete‑rooted projects.
  • Brittani Nichols is credited as writer and Carly Usdin as director, and the story follows an injury‑plagued women’s basketball superstar whose title chase is complicated when she falls for a teammate.
  • WNBA players Gabby Williams, Theresa Plaisance and Syd Colson are attached to appear, with Colson confirmed as an executive producer and Jennifer Beals slated for an on‑screen role.
  • The project is at the development stage with no public filming schedule, financing details, distributor or release date announced yet.
  • Coverage frames Courtside as part of a rising wave of sapphic sports romances and says the film could boost on‑screen representation by centering real athletes and creator‑driven storytelling.