“Fightland,” Starz’s upcoming drama series set in the world of British boxing and executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, has found its first eight cast members: Howard Charles, Nicholas Pinnock, Deborah Ayorinde, Charles Babalola, Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Tahirah Sharif, Tyler Conti and Richard Pepple.
Additionally, Otto Bathurst (“Peaky Blinders,” “Black Mirror”) has been set to direct the first two episodes, while Sebastain Thiel (“Supacell,” “Dreaming Whilst Black”) will also serve as a director on the series.
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“Fightland” follows a “disgraced, formerly incarcerated boxing champion who returns to London to seek vengeance against the crime family he thinks betrayed him,” per an official description.
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