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Champion
Created byCandice Carty-Williams
Screenplay byCandice Carty-Williams
Directed by
  • John Ogunmuyiwa
  • Christiana Ebohon-Green
  • Caleb Femi
  • Adeyemi Michael
Starring
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Candice Carty-Williams
  • Bryan Elsley
  • Dave Evans
  • Danielle Scott-Haughton
  • Charlie Pattinson
  • Willow Grylls
  • Imogen O’Sullivan
  • Jo McClellan
ProducerJoy Gharoro-Akpojotor
Production companies
  • New Pictures
  • Balloon Entertainment
Original release
Network

Champion is an upcoming eight-part musical British television series made for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It is written by Candice Carty-Williams in her debut original television project.

Synopsis

The Champion siblings of South London, Bosco, and Vita, risk a musical rivalry that could drive their family apart.[1]

Cast

Production

Candice Carty-Williams was revealed to be writing a London based music drama for the BBC in May 2021.[2] Carty-Williams is also executive producer on the project which is coming from the production companies New Pictures and Balloon Entertainment, and produced by Joy Gharoro-Akpojotor. Executive producers also include Bryan Elsley, Dave Evans and Danielle Scott-Haughton for Balloon Entertainment, Charlie Pattinson, Willow Grylls and Imogen O’Sullivan for New Pictures, and Jo McClellan for the BBC.[3]

Music

Ray BLK is making her acting debut on the series and is music executive on the project, along with Ghetts.[4] Candice-Williams wrote music for the series and had the music before the story and used it to help form the characters with their personalities matching their musical styles.[5]

Casting

In July 2022 the cast was announced to include Déja J Bowens, Malcolm Kamulete, Nadine Marshall, Ray Fearon, Jo Martin, Kerim Hassan, Adeyinka Akinrinade, Tom Forbes, Genesis Lynea, Karl Collins, Francis Lovehall, Corey Weekes, Rachel Adedeji and Ray BLK.[6]

Filming

Filming took place in Birmingham in July, through to September 2022. Filming locations included Selly Oak Corker.[7][8][9]

Broadcast

The series is expected to broadcast in the UK and Ireland in 2023.[10][11]

In July 2022 Netflix bought the rights to the series outside the UK and Ireland.[12]

References

  1. ^ Griffiths, Emmy (25 July 2022). "BBC's new drama Champion from Queenie author Candice Carty-Williams looks seriously good". Hellomagazine.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  2. ^ Lloyd, Kate (20 May 2021). "'Queenie' author Candice Carty-Williams is writing a BBC drama about Black music in London". Time Out. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  3. ^ Goldbart, Max (25 July 2022). "Netflix Boards BBC Drama 'Champion' From 'Queenie' Writer Candice Carty-Williams". Deadline. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  4. ^ Richards, Will (26 July 2022). "Ray BLK to make acting debut in BBC and Netflix show 'Champion'.The rapper will also serve as the music executive for the series alongside Ghetts". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  5. ^ Cottrell, Imani (9 November 2022). "Candice Carty-Williams talks Queenie, making history and believing in your unique voice". rts.org. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Cast announced for original new drama Champion from Candice Carty-Williams for the BBC and Netflix". bbc.com. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  7. ^ "Champion shoots in Birmingham for BBC One". filmbirmingham.co.uk. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Champion shoots in Birmingham for BBC One". theknowledgeonline.com. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. ^ Young, Graham (9 September 2022). "Champion BBC One series turns Selly Oak pantry into London cafe". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  10. ^ Cormack, Morgan (8 March 2023). "21 TV shows written by women to look forward to in 2023". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  11. ^ Heritage, Stuart; Abbott, Kate (28 December 2022). "The 35 must-see TV shows to look forward to in 2023". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  12. ^ Ravindran, Manori (25 July 2022). "Netflix Buys 'Queenie' Author Candice Carty-Williams' BBC Drama 'Champion' for Global". Variety.
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