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Sky Co-Commissions Starz’s Fightland, Inks First-Look Deal

Starz positions the British boxing drama as its first fully owned original.

Overview

  • Season one has wrapped filming in London and comprises eight episodes slated to debut later in 2026.
  • The series will stream in the U.S. on the Starz app and platform and air on Sky and NOW in the U.K. and Ireland.
  • Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson executive produces through G-Unit, with Howard Charles starring as Maduka “Duke” Kilroy.
  • Damione Macedon and Raphael Jackson Jr. are showrunners, with Expanded Media’s Francis Hopkinson and Kate Leadbetter among executive producers.
  • The Sky pact includes first-look access to select future Starz series, extending a partnership that has included Sweetpea and Amadeus.