Netflix Buys ‘Queenie’ Author Candice Carty-Williams’ BBC Drama ‘Champion’ for Global
variety.comManori Ravindran International EditorNetflix 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” features original music written and produced by leading U.K.
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