{"id":651953,"date":"2026-05-05T22:00:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/651953\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T22:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T22:00:15","slug":"curtis-50-cent-jackson-produced-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/651953\/","title":{"rendered":"Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson-Produced Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tStarz has set a July 31 premiere date for its new original drama \u201cFightland<\/a>,\u201d unveiling first-look images from the British-set boxing crime series executive produced by Curtis \u201c50 Cent<\/a>\u201d Jackson.<\/p>\n

\n\tDescribed as a gritty, high-stakes drama set in the world of British boxing, the series marks Starz\u2019s first wholly owned original following Lionsgate and Starz becoming separate companies<\/a>. New episodes will debut weekly on Fridays across the Starz app and all streaming and on-demand platforms.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFightland\u201d centers on Duke Kilroy (Howard Charles), a disgraced boxing champion whose life unravels after a violent tragedy. According to the official synopsis, \u201cOn the night Duke Kilroy becomes world heavyweight champion, a vicious assault leaves his brother, Calvin, dead, causing Duke to snap and results in him spending 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 \u2014 the criminal kingpin and former promoter, Kingsley Marshall (Nicholas Pinnock).\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tHowever, Kingsley has disappeared, leaving behind a fractured empire now overseen by his family, including his wife Joy (Deborah Ayorinde), who also shares a complicated past with Duke. As he works to infiltrate the organization from within, Duke becomes entangled in a dangerous web of power, crime and shifting loyalties tied to London\u2019s drug trade.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe ensemble cast also includes Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Charles Babalola, Tahirah Sharif, Tyler Conti and Richard Pepple.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe series is created by Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith, who executive produce alongside Jackson. Showrunners Damione Macedon and Raphael Jackson Jr. also serve as executive producers, with Otto Bathurst directing the first two episodes.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cFightland\u201d is produced by G-Unit Film & Television and Expanded Media.<\/p>\n

\n\tFirst look photos below.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Minchin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Starz has set a July 31 premiere date for its new original drama \u201cFightland,\u201d unveiling first-look images from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":651954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[7246,64,63,210857,134,254173,427],"class_list":["post-651953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-50-cent","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-curtis-50-cent-jackson","tag-entertainment","tag-fightland","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=651953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/651953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/651954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=651953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=651953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=651953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}