Link: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/27/tv-tonight-fightland-is-50-cents-big-and-bloody-boxing-drama

The rapper executive-produces this story about a champion boxer out for revenge. Plus: a dream wedding turns into a nightmare in Ludwig. Here’s what to watch this evening

9pm, Sky Atlantic“Boxing is a criminal enterprise,” says Nicholas Pinnock’s slick crime kingpin Kingsley Marshall. “Always has been, always will be.” It’s a highly debatable claim but typical of this big, bloody and somewhat basic drama executive-produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, which is set at the nexus of pugilism and gangsterism. It stars Howard Charles as “Duke Kilroy”, a champion boxer in search of revenge after the murder of his brother. About as subtle as a punch in the face. Phil Harrison

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