Fightland Teaser Trailer and Key Art Dropped by STARZ
STARZ has released the first teaser trailer and key art for Fightland, the upcoming family crime drama set against London’s boxing scene. Fightland premieres Friday, July 31, with new episodes available to stream weekly on Fridays only on the STARZ app and all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms.
Executive-produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, the series is a gripping story of redemption, betrayal and brutal ambition – in and out of the ring. With a gritty setting populated by dangerous characters, this is a world of money and power never seen before. Fightland marks Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s first internationally produced show through G-Unit Film & Television.
On the night that British-born boxer Duke Kilroy (Howard Charles) becomes world heavyweight champion, a vicious assault leaves his brother, Calvin, dead. Duke is devastated, and his reaction in the aftermath costs him eight years in a U.S. prison.
Upon his release, and after having made a sinister discovery, Duke returns home seeking vengeance against the man he believes set him up — the criminal kingpin and former promoter, Kingsley Marshall (Nicholas Pinnock). But Kingsley has vanished, leaving his children and wife, Joy (Deborah Ayorinde), who happens to be the love of Duke’s life, to pick up the pieces.
Working with a cartel desperate to control London’s drug market, Duke begins a high-risk game of infiltrating Kingsley’s empire to destroy it from within and smoke out his enemy. But amidst a volatile criminal landscape and competing influences threatening to pull him off course, Duke will need to channel everything that made him a champion fighter into his bloody pursuit to win the ultimate victory – revenge for his brother.
In addition to Charles, Pinnock and Ayorinde, Fightland stars Anita-Joy Uwajeh as Cebella “Cece” Marshall, Charles Babalola as Ezekiel “Zeek” Marshall, Tahirah Sharif as Kim Harper, Tyler Conti as Justin “Jay” Hall, and Richard Pepple as Gary “Gazzer” Kilroy.
Fightland is STARZ’s first wholly owned series, as the network continues to bolster its fully owned programming pipeline as a standalone company. STARZ is the premium streaming home for women and underrepresented audiences, driven by inclusive, adult storytelling and an unwavering commitment to the viewers it serves.
STARZ’s expanding slate is a blend of self-owned originals (Fightland), prestige acquisitions (Amadeus, The Listeners), and powerhouse franchises (Outlander, Power).
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson executive-produces through his G-Unit Film & Television, along with Francis Hopkinson (Wallander, Bancroft) and Kate Leadbetter (Woman in White, Catherine the Great) of Expanded Media, who also produce.
The series is created by Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan & Marlon Smith (Run, Save Me), who also serve as executive producers and writers, and Damione Macedon (Power, BMF, Genius: MLK/X) & Raphael Jackson Jr. (Power, BMF, Genius: MLK/X), who serve as showrunners, executive producers and writers. Otto Bathurst (Peaky Blinders) directs and executive-produces the first two episodes.
