Energy producer 50 Cent’s new crime drama collection set in London is coming to Sky later this yr.
‘British model of Energy’ from producer 50 Cent coming to Sky (Picture: STARZ)
Tv producer and hip-hop icon Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson’s forthcoming boxing drama Fightland has been confirmed for Sky later this yr.
Created in partnership with Starz, the programme follows a dishonoured boxing champion who returns to London following imprisonment to hunt vengeance in opposition to the felony organisation he holds liable for his downfall.
The eagerly awaited drama, set throughout the cutthroat world of British boxing, provides a “gripping story of redemption, betrayal, and brutal ambition out and in of the ring”.
Howard Charles (High Boy) stars as Maduka ‘Duke’ Kilroy alongside a formidable ensemble solid that includes Nicholas Pinnock (Hedda) as his adversary, Jamaican crime boss Kingsley Marshall, who controls London’s boxing and playing operations.
Extra solid members embrace Deborah Ayorinde (9 Our bodies in a Mexican Morgue) as Kingsley’s pushed spouse Pleasure and Charles Babalola (The Outlaws) as his unpredictable son, Ezekiel ‘Zeek’ Marshall, stories the Mirror.
Anita-Pleasure Uwajeh (Vampire Academy) takes on the function of Kingsley’s shrewd and commercially astute daughter Cebella ‘Cece’, while Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor) performs Kim Harper, a hoop card lady who develops an curiosity in Duke upon his return to the capital.
In the meantime, Tyler Conti (The Gentleman) portrays Justin ‘Jay’ Corridor, Duke’s closest buddy who has struggled since his incarceration, and Richard Pepple (Gangs of London) seems as Duke’s distant father Gary ‘Gazzer’ Kilroy, who operates an newbie boxing gymnasium in Streatham. Fightland is rising as an unmissable crime drama, with 50 Cent bringing collectively a number of essential behind-the-scenes figures from the Energy universe for this recent British enterprise.
Damione Macedon and Raphael Jackson Jr are additionally on board as showrunners and govt producers, having beforehand labored with the hip-hop star on each Energy and BMF.
50 Cent (Picture: GETTY)
Katie Keenan, Group Director of Acquisitions for Sky UK and Europe, hailed the upcoming collection as “a daring and compelling British manufacturing with a particular voice and the potential for true international influence.
“We’re proud to accomplice with STARZ to proceed providing premium, character-driven storytelling for our prospects,” she added. “This collection is a pure match for our rising Sky audiences who’re drawn to formidable, high-impact drama.”
In the meantime, Starz’s President of Unique Programming, Kathryn Busby, commented: “We’re thrilled to be stepping again within the ring with our companions at Sky and look ahead to constructing upon the following chapter of our long-standing artistic collaboration collectively.
“Fightland delivers a dynamic mix of motion and fearless, character-driven storytelling set in opposition to the colourful backdrop of British boxing. We’re proud to debut this daring drama as our first-fully owned unique collection.”
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