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Emily Bader Stars as Mia Hamm in Netflix's The 99’ers

1/15/2026

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Emily Bader will portray Mia Hamm in Netflix's The 99’ers, about the 1999 World Cup.
The film is directed by Emmy winner Nicole Kassell and adapts Jeré Longman's The Girls of Summer.
Hamm, who scored 158 goals for the national team, helped lead the United States to a dramatic penalty shootout against China.
Liza Chasin produces the film with a script by Katie Lovejoy and Dana Stevens.

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Story summary

Emily Bader will portray Mia Hamm in Netflix's The 99’ers, about the 1999 World Cup.
The film is directed by Emmy winner Nicole Kassell and adapts Jeré Longman's The Girls of Summer.
Hamm, who scored 158 goals for the national team, helped lead the United States to a dramatic penalty shootout against China.
Liza Chasin produces the film with a script by Katie Lovejoy and Dana Stevens.