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'Fightland' series from 50 Cent to explore world of British boxing
1 of 3 | Curtis "50 Cent' Jackson (L) is joined by his girlfriend Jamira Haines during an unveiling ceremony honoring Jackson with the 2,686th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020. He is behind a new series about British boxing for Starz. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
June 13 (UPI) -- Music artist, actor and producer Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson is set to executive produce the drama series Fightland, Starz announced Friday.
The show follows underground boxing in Britain, and filming kicks off in London later this year.
The eight-episode series follows a boxing champion who returns to London after doing time "to seek vengeance against the crime family he thinks betrayed him," according to an official synopsis.
The series is produced through 50 Cent's G-Unit Film & Television.
"I anticipate this to be more successful than anything I've done before," he said in a press release. "Boxing's raw stakes are gonna take it to another level."
50 Cent's production company is behind Starz's Power franchise and For Life on ABC.
