“What if I don’t like the guy I am now, bro” says Bosco (Malcolm Kamulete). “You have to learn to like him ‘cause you’re stuck with him” says Rusty (Keiren Hamilton-Amos). Watching family dynamics play out on screen never goes out of fashion and BBC’s latest drama Champion is proof of that.
A love letter to South London, Champion is the first TV project written by Candice Carty-Williams, author of the 2019 novel Queenie, which will also be released as a TV drama on Channel 4 later this year. Champion tells the story of the titular family, focusing mostly on the Champion siblings, rapper Bosco and his sister Vita (Déja J Bowens) as they battle with their sense of duty to their family and their own musical success.
When the series starts, Bosco is fresh out of prison and trying to make his comeback. But it’s not...
A love letter to South London, Champion is the first TV project written by Candice Carty-Williams, author of the 2019 novel Queenie, which will also be released as a TV drama on Channel 4 later this year. Champion tells the story of the titular family, focusing mostly on the Champion siblings, rapper Bosco and his sister Vita (Déja J Bowens) as they battle with their sense of duty to their family and their own musical success.
When the series starts, Bosco is fresh out of prison and trying to make his comeback. But it’s not...
- 1/19/2024
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Candice Carty-Williams was catapulted to fame by her hit novel Queenie, which made her the first Black author to win a top prize at the British Book Awards, but she tells Deadline adapting for TV has proved a seriously tough task.
The Channel 4-Hulu adaptation will air this year and Carty-Williams said she has been grappling to hold on to the true self of the character she created nearly a decade ago in the face of editorial wrangling.
She said she “can’t even explain how much harder it was” to adapt Queenie compared with writing her original BBC/Netflix series Champion, which drops on Netflix today.
“People buy something because they have an idea of what they want,” said the London-born auteur. “There was an idea of what they wanted to do with Queenie and for me it was like, ‘What?’. Of course it’s really...
The Channel 4-Hulu adaptation will air this year and Carty-Williams said she has been grappling to hold on to the true self of the character she created nearly a decade ago in the face of editorial wrangling.
She said she “can’t even explain how much harder it was” to adapt Queenie compared with writing her original BBC/Netflix series Champion, which drops on Netflix today.
“People buy something because they have an idea of what they want,” said the London-born auteur. “There was an idea of what they wanted to do with Queenie and for me it was like, ‘What?’. Of course it’s really...
- 1/11/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has boarded its latest BBC drama, Champion, the show from award-winning Queenie writer Candice Carty-Williams, which has unveiled cast.
The streamer will take rights outside of the UK and Ireland on the eight-part musical drama.
Top Boy star Malcolm Kamulete is leading alongside newcomers Déja J Bowens and musician Ray Blk, who is also music exec with grime pioneer Ghetts.
Also starring are Nadine Marshall, Ray Fearon, Jo Martin, Kerim Hassan (Once Upon a Time in London), Adeyinka Akinrinade, Tom Forbes, Genesis Lynea, Karl Collins, Francis Lovehall, Corey Weekes and Rachel Adedeji.
Described as a “love letter to Black British music” and set in South London,...
The streamer will take rights outside of the UK and Ireland on the eight-part musical drama.
Top Boy star Malcolm Kamulete is leading alongside newcomers Déja J Bowens and musician Ray Blk, who is also music exec with grime pioneer Ghetts.
Also starring are Nadine Marshall, Ray Fearon, Jo Martin, Kerim Hassan (Once Upon a Time in London), Adeyinka Akinrinade, Tom Forbes, Genesis Lynea, Karl Collins, Francis Lovehall, Corey Weekes and Rachel Adedeji.
Described as a “love letter to Black British music” and set in South London,...
- 7/25/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has picked up the global rights outside the U.K. and Ireland on BBC drama “Champion,” from “Queenie” author Candice Carty-Williams.
The show, which is currently in production for BBC One in the U.K., marks the first TV project for the award-winning Carty-Williams, who recently released her new novel, “People Person.”
The music-infused “Champion” tells the explosive story of what happens when fame collides with family. The show follows rap sensation Bosco Champion, who is home from prison, and ready to dominate the music industry. But when his dutiful younger sister Vita’s own talent is discovered by Bosco’s rival, Bulla, she steps out of her brother’s shadow to become a performer in her own right, setting the Champion siblings against one another and tearing apart the whole family in the process.
Billed as a love letter to Black British music set in south London, “Champion...
The show, which is currently in production for BBC One in the U.K., marks the first TV project for the award-winning Carty-Williams, who recently released her new novel, “People Person.”
The music-infused “Champion” tells the explosive story of what happens when fame collides with family. The show follows rap sensation Bosco Champion, who is home from prison, and ready to dominate the music industry. But when his dutiful younger sister Vita’s own talent is discovered by Bosco’s rival, Bulla, she steps out of her brother’s shadow to become a performer in her own right, setting the Champion siblings against one another and tearing apart the whole family in the process.
Billed as a love letter to Black British music set in south London, “Champion...
- 7/25/2022
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Sky Studios and Dbk Studios are partnering on a five-part short film series that will spotlight the UK’s emerging black and diverse talent, with filmmakers including an assistant on Rapman’s Blue Story and the lead actress from E4’s Russel T Davies show Banana.
The producers said Unearthed Narratives will share a common theme of hard-hitting yet relatable stories, set across different generations and on a wide range of subjects: care work, sickle cell anaemia, social media culture, ‘middle-class hobbies’ in the black community, racism in 1950’s England, and the culture within London housing estates.
The filmmakers, who were mentored through production, are: Edem Wornoo, a well-established music video director who has worked on Dave’s Black and most recently Clash (ft. Stormzy); Charlene Wango who worked assisting Rapman while he directed his debut feature Blue Story with Paramount Pictures and BBC Films; Teniola Zara King who...
The producers said Unearthed Narratives will share a common theme of hard-hitting yet relatable stories, set across different generations and on a wide range of subjects: care work, sickle cell anaemia, social media culture, ‘middle-class hobbies’ in the black community, racism in 1950’s England, and the culture within London housing estates.
The filmmakers, who were mentored through production, are: Edem Wornoo, a well-established music video director who has worked on Dave’s Black and most recently Clash (ft. Stormzy); Charlene Wango who worked assisting Rapman while he directed his debut feature Blue Story with Paramount Pictures and BBC Films; Teniola Zara King who...
- 10/13/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has ordered a third season of the Top Boy TV show, which was cancelled after two seasons on UK Channel 4. An east London crime drama, Top Boy comes from creator and writer Ronan Bennett. Interestingly enough, it seems DeGrassi veteran, musician, and producer Drake is responsible for the Top Boy season three renewal and will serve as an executive producer on the new installment. Top Boy stars Ashley Walters, Kane Robinson, Malcolm Kamulete, Xavien Russell, Shone Romulus, Sharon Duncan Brewster, and Giacomo Mancini. Unfolding in the fictional Summerhouse public housing estate in Hackney, East London, the drama follows the lives of young people living "on the edge," where drugs and gangs are ever-present. Read More…...
- 11/8/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Drake is set to star in the London-based series “Top Boy.” As reported by Daily Mirror, producers of the crime drama/thriller are developing a major role for the Canadian rapper, who acquired the rights to the show after it was dropped by UK’s Channel 4.
“We met up to start talking about the show and we are working out a role for him,” Ashley Walters, who plays Dushane in the series, told the Daily Mirror. “He loves acting, of course he wanted a part. He’s going to be really hands on and is getting stuck into it.” Back in October 2015, it was Walters who revealed that Drake was interested in acquiring the rights to “Top Boy” after Channel 4 decided to kill the series.
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Created by Ronan Bennett (“Public Enemies”), “Top Boy...
“We met up to start talking about the show and we are working out a role for him,” Ashley Walters, who plays Dushane in the series, told the Daily Mirror. “He loves acting, of course he wanted a part. He’s going to be really hands on and is getting stuck into it.” Back in October 2015, it was Walters who revealed that Drake was interested in acquiring the rights to “Top Boy” after Channel 4 decided to kill the series.
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- 4/3/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
To mark the release of Top Boy Season 2 on DVD Now, we’ve been given 3 copies of the show to give away.
Exposing the harsh reality of a drug-fuelled underworld, the second season of BAFTA award-winning crime drama Top Boy presents a frighteningly realistic depiction gang life on London’s streets. This gritty and gripping drama is released on DVD on 16 September 2013.
Returning cast from the critically acclaimed first season includes; Ashley Walters (Outcasts, Hustle, Bullet Boy) as Top Boy ‘Dushane’; Kane Robinson (one of the UK’s rising Grime artists) as Sully; Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Bad Girls, Eastenders) as Lisa; David Hayman (Trial and Retribution, The Domino Effect) as Joe; Giacomo Mancini as Gem; Malcolm Kamulete as Ra’Nell; Shone Romulus as Dris and Xavien Russell as Michael. Joining the cast is the brilliant Lorraine Burroughs who plays Dushane’s new love interest Rihanna.
Please note: This competition is open...
Exposing the harsh reality of a drug-fuelled underworld, the second season of BAFTA award-winning crime drama Top Boy presents a frighteningly realistic depiction gang life on London’s streets. This gritty and gripping drama is released on DVD on 16 September 2013.
Returning cast from the critically acclaimed first season includes; Ashley Walters (Outcasts, Hustle, Bullet Boy) as Top Boy ‘Dushane’; Kane Robinson (one of the UK’s rising Grime artists) as Sully; Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Bad Girls, Eastenders) as Lisa; David Hayman (Trial and Retribution, The Domino Effect) as Joe; Giacomo Mancini as Gem; Malcolm Kamulete as Ra’Nell; Shone Romulus as Dris and Xavien Russell as Michael. Joining the cast is the brilliant Lorraine Burroughs who plays Dushane’s new love interest Rihanna.
Please note: This competition is open...
- 9/16/2013
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Top Boy, Channel 4’s urban drama based on a Hackney estate, has been recommissioned for a second four-part series.
Stripped across four consecutive nights (31 October, 1-3 November) and directed by Yann Demange, Top Boy starred Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson and showcased a dynamic line-up of new and first-time teenage actors including Malcolm Kamulete, Giacomo Mancini, Letitia Wright and Olivia Musangi.
Commenting on the recommission, Channel 4's Chief Creative Officer Jay Hunt said:
‘For me, Top Boy encapsulates everything that our drama is about: hugely original and passionate, with a brilliant roster of new talent. I'm thrilled that we'll be seeing more.'
Channel 4 Head of Drama, Camilla Campbell, added: ‘We always seek to produce drama with a distinct authorial voice that reaches the heart of our audience. We were delighted that Top Boy resonated so widely and captured a world behind the headlines in a deeply humane and absorbing way,...
Stripped across four consecutive nights (31 October, 1-3 November) and directed by Yann Demange, Top Boy starred Ashley Walters and Kane Robinson and showcased a dynamic line-up of new and first-time teenage actors including Malcolm Kamulete, Giacomo Mancini, Letitia Wright and Olivia Musangi.
Commenting on the recommission, Channel 4's Chief Creative Officer Jay Hunt said:
‘For me, Top Boy encapsulates everything that our drama is about: hugely original and passionate, with a brilliant roster of new talent. I'm thrilled that we'll be seeing more.'
Channel 4 Head of Drama, Camilla Campbell, added: ‘We always seek to produce drama with a distinct authorial voice that reaches the heart of our audience. We were delighted that Top Boy resonated so widely and captured a world behind the headlines in a deeply humane and absorbing way,...
- 11/16/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
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