‘How to Have Sex’ Director Molly Manning Walker on Series ‘Major Players,’ Football Obsession and Chloe Kelly: ‘She’d Done Things for Women in Sport Everywhere’

Mar 26, 2026 11:16am PT ‘How to Have Sex’ Director Molly Manning Walker on Series ‘Major Players,’ Football Obsession and Chloe Kelly: ‘She’d Done Things for Women in Sport Everywhere’

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Yasmin Joseph and Molly Manning Walker at Series Mania. Courtesy of Series Mania

Created by “How to Have Sex” director Molly Manning Walker, upcoming series “Major Players” is all about the love of the game. 

“I’ve been obsessed with football forever,” said Walker at Series Mania, following the screening of a sneak preview. 

“It all started because I played football all my life. I ran Babe City FC, a football team for women and non-binary people in the film industry, and I went to school with footballer [and Arsenal forward] Chloe Kelly. We used to fight boys in the playground just to play football, and then she scored the winning goal for the Lionesses. I couldn’t help but cry, thinking about all the times we fought for space. She’d done it. She’d done things for women in sport everywhere.” 

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