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The cast list has been announced for author Candice Carty-Williams\u2019 first TV series, and it includes Doctor Who, His Dark Materials and Top Boy stars.<\/p>\n
The eight-part drama series, titled Champion, will tell the story of rap sensation Bosco Champion, who is home from prison and ready to dominate the music industry. However, when his younger sister Vita\u2019s own talent is discovered by Bosco\u2019s rival, Bulla, it sets the siblings against one another, tearing the family apart.<\/p>\n
The series is set to star D\u00e9ja J Bowens as Vita and Malcolm Kamulete (Top Boy<\/a>) as Bosco, while Jo Martin (Doctor Who<\/a>), Nadine Marshall (Sherwood<\/a>), Ray Fearon (Coronation Street<\/a>) and Ray BLK will also star. It is currently in production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer, while it will stream on Netflix<\/a> globally.<\/p>\n A video casting announcement for the series has been released, while Carty-Williams said: \u201cChampion is a celebration of Black music and of a Black family, however fragmented that family might be, and I can\u2019t wait for the world to see their story.\u201d<\/p>