Fightland on Paramount+: A boxing champion returns to London for revenge

Boxing opens the door to London’s criminal underworld in Fightland, announced for Paramount+ in France by CANAL+. The series follows Duke Kilroy, a former heavyweight champion whose return home turns into a quest for revenge.

The night Duke wins the world title, his brother dies after an assault. After eight years in prison in the United States, he returns to London to track down Kingsley Marshall, his godfather and former promoter, whom he blames for his downfall.

Howard Charles plays Duke opposite Nicholas Pinnock as Kingsley. The Marshall family links the boxing ring to betting: Joy, played by Deborah Ayorinde, is looking to build her own empire, while their daughter Cece, played by Anita-Joy Uwajeh, runs their gambling operation.

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This British eight-episode production counts Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson among its executive producers. Damione Macedon and Raphael Jackson Jr., who worked on Power, are its showrunners and writers.

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