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Zoey Deutch to Portray Marla Messing in 'The 99’ers'

1/28/2026

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Zoey Deutch (actress) will star as Marla Messing in the Netflix drama The 99’ers, directed by Emmy winner Nicole Kassell.
The film covers the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s 1999 World Cup victory over China, watched by 93,000 fans.
Katie Lovejoy, Dana Stevens, and Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay for the film produced by Liza Chasin of 3Dot Productions.
The project draws from Jeré Longman’s book The Girls of Summer.

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Story summary

Zoey Deutch (actress) will star as Marla Messing in the Netflix drama The 99’ers, directed by Emmy winner Nicole Kassell.
The film covers the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team’s 1999 World Cup victory over China, watched by 93,000 fans.
Katie Lovejoy, Dana Stevens, and Peter Hedges wrote the screenplay for the film produced by Liza Chasin of 3Dot Productions.
The project draws from Jeré Longman’s book The Girls of Summer.