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  "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T16:50:00.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Pop culture",
    "Entertainment",
    "Netflix",
    "Movie",
    "Emily Bader",
    "People We Meet on Vacation",
    "My Lady Jane",
    "Love At First Sight",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\n**Emily Bader** wow'ed us at the beginning of 2026 as Poppy in **_People We Meet on Vacation_** (which reached #1 on Netflix, by the way), but soon she's swapping her flip flops for cleats because she's set to star as Mia Hamm in a brand new soccer movie called _The 99’ers_ at **Netflix**. Mia Hamm (who retired in 2004 after the 2004 Athens Olympics) is such a force to be reckoned with in the sports world, and **_My Lady Jane_** star Emily Bader is an absolute force of nature when it comes to portraying strong women onscreen. Here's everything you need to know about the movie, from the plot to the cast.\n\n* * *\n\n## Whether you're a soccer player yourself or you just really love a good biopic, here's what we know about Netflix's _The 99’ers_ , starring Emily Bader.\n\n### Who's starring in The 99'ers with Emily Bader?\n\n\n\n\nOf course, Emily Bader will lead the film as Mia Hamm, who's regarded as one of the best contemporary soccer players, like, ever. Hamm won the FIFA World Player of the Year twice, and in 1987, she became the youngest player on the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team when she joined at 15 years old.\n\nEmily Bader couldn't hold back her excitement when she announced the news with a January 14 Instagram story. \"Growing up playing soccer and being so inspired by @miahamm. This is a dream come true,\" she says in the onscreen text.\n\nThe full cast of _The 99'ers_ includes:\n\n  * **Julia McDermott** (_Up Here_) as _Brandi Chastain_\n  * **Zoey Deutch** (_Set It Up_) as _Marla Messing_\n  * **Emily Bader** (_People We Meet on Vacation_) as _Mia Hamm_\n  * **Emilia Jones**(_CODA_) as _Julie Foudy_\n  * **Alessandro Nivola**(_Love Story_) as _Tony DiCicco_\n  * **Shaunette Renée Wilson** (_Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny_) as _Briana Scurry_\n  * **Perry Mattfeld** (_The Idea of You_) as _Michelle Akers_\n  * **Annabel O’Hagan** (_Fallout_) as _Carla Overbeck_\n  * **Lizzy Greene** (_Ransom Canyon_) as _Kristine Lilly_\n  * **Isabelle Fuhrman** (_The Hunger Games_) as _Joy Fawcett_\n\n\n\n### What is the Mia Hamm movie about?\n\n\n\n\nThe Netflix movie _The 99’ers_ will be based on Jeré Longman's 2000 book _The Girls of Summer: The U.S. Women’s Soccer Team and How It Changed the World_ from HarperPerennial. The story is all about the 1999 U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, who (spoiler!!) went on to win the World Cup final after a crazy penalty kick shootout battle with the China team.\n\n### Where can I watch The 99'ers?\n\n\n\n\nThe 99'ers will be coming to Netflix. Considering the movie is still in the early stages of pre-production, we probably won't see it hit our screens until 2027. Stay tuned for more official release date and casting announcements!\n\n### Who else is involved?\n\n\n\n\nSirens' Nicole Kassell will direct The 99'ers, while _T_ _o All the Boys I’ve Loved Before 3_ writer Katie Lovejoy will write the script. _TATB3_ and Katie's other Netflix project **_Love At First Sight_** are some of my favorite Netflix movies in recent memory, not to mention how gagged I was at _Sirens_ , and I can't wait to see how these two women give Emily an incredible foundation to work with. This is literally a dream team!!\n\n### Where else can I see Emily Bader?\n\n\n\n\nYou can currently see Emily Bader in _People We Meet on Vacation_ (on Netflix now) and in Prime Video's _My Lady Jane_.\n\n**Do you love Emily Bader as much as I do? I could literally watch this woman wash dishes and I'd be entertained. Follow us onFacebook for more movie news and updates!**\n\n_This post has been updated._",
  "title": "From 'Ransom Canyon' to 'People We Meet on Vacation': Meet the Cast of Netflix’s New Movie 'The 99'ers'"
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