Overview
- The eight-episode series will debut on Starz on Friday, July 31, with two unaired episodes remaining from the six shown to critics before the premiere.
- Fightland follows Maduka “Duke” Kilroy, a former world heavyweight champion who returns to London after eight years in a U.S. prison to seek revenge against the promoter he believes betrayed him.
- Howard Charles leads the cast alongside Nicholas Pinnock as the promoter-kingpin and Deborah Ayorinde in a central role, with reviewers praising Charles's performance and the show's violent, well-staged action sequences.
- Advance reviews of six episodes are generally positive while noting weaker character intimacy and development in places, and Starz has released trailers and a sneak peek as part of a final promotional push.
- Jackson is actively promoting the show and has compared the first episode favorably to his Power franchise which, combined with Fightland's sports-crime premise, could broaden Starz's slate and 50 Cent's international TV profile.