Overview
- Starz released the official trailer on July 7 and confirmed that Fightland will premiere on July 31 on the network.
- The series follows British-born heavyweight Duke Kilroy, who wins a title, loses his brother to a violent assault, serves eight years in a U.S. prison, and returns to seek revenge against his former promoter.
- Fightland is executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson through G-Unit Film & Television and is billed by Starz as the network’s first wholly owned series and Jackson’s first internationally produced show.
- The principal cast includes Howard Charles as Duke Kilroy, Nicholas Pinnock as promoter Kingsley Marshall and Deborah Ayorinde as Joy, with Anita-Joy Uwajeh, Charles Babalola, Tahirah Sharif, Tyler Conti and Richard Pepple in supporting roles.
- The trailer emphasizes a crime-thriller thread—reporter questions about Marshall Promotions being a money-laundering front—and positions the show as a genre blend of sport and organized crime with no public reviews yet since it is pre-release.