“Fightland” is a London-set Starz crime drama about Duke Kilroy, a disgraced former heavyweight boxing champion who returns from prison determined to destroy promoter Kingsley Marshall, whom he blames for ruining his life. The review praises the series as a gripping, violent revenge story that combines boxing, organised crime and family conflict, arguing that its momentum and character work make it more than a conventional genre thriller.

The story begins with Duke’s world-title fight in Las Vegas eight years earlier, which ends in life-changing violence, before following his return to Britain and campaign against the missing Kingsley’s family business. Created by Daniel Fajemisin-Duncan and Marlon Smith and executive produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, the eight-episode season drew comparisons with Starz’s “Power” universe for its sprawling plot, twists and cliffhangers; critics saw six episodes. The review particularly highlights Nicholas Pinnock as Kingsley and Anita-Joy Uwajeh as his calculating daughter Cebella.