“Born Fighter,” the memoir of British-Bangladeshi Muay Thai World Champion Ruqsana Begum, is getting a limited series adaptation.
The series will be co-produced by BlackBox Multimedia, which has several Ellery Queen adaptations in the works, and Seven Seas Films (“The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story”).
Begum’s story is a coming-of-age sports drama, in which many of her biggest challenges take place outside of the ring. She battles through an arranged marriage, hides sporting glory from her parents, copes with mental health illness, and consistently defies the expectations of what a Muslim woman’s role ought to be.
Dan Sefton (“The Good Karma Hospital”) will lead a diverse writing room, with Begum playing an integral role in the series development.
“Born Fighter,” written by Begum with Sarah Shephard, released in 2020, was shortlisted for The William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Prize, and won The...
The series will be co-produced by BlackBox Multimedia, which has several Ellery Queen adaptations in the works, and Seven Seas Films (“The Show Must Go On: The Queen + Adam Lambert Story”).
Begum’s story is a coming-of-age sports drama, in which many of her biggest challenges take place outside of the ring. She battles through an arranged marriage, hides sporting glory from her parents, copes with mental health illness, and consistently defies the expectations of what a Muslim woman’s role ought to be.
Dan Sefton (“The Good Karma Hospital”) will lead a diverse writing room, with Begum playing an integral role in the series development.
“Born Fighter,” written by Begum with Sarah Shephard, released in 2020, was shortlisted for The William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Prize, and won The...
- 4/8/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
CBS left the door open for the competition on Monday, scheduling a “Big Bang Theory” repeat against “The Voice” on NBC and a Queen-Adam Lambert special on ABC. (Most of) the other broadcasters took advantage of the freebie evening.
NBC and Fox tied for first in ratings, both with a 1.0 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. NBC had a 5 share, Fox got a 4 share. NBC was first in total viewers with an average of 6.1 million, according to preliminary numbers, Fox was third with 5.3 million.
For NBC, “The Voice” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. posted a 1.2/6 and 7.2 million viewers. At 10, “The Enemy Within” had a 0.6/3 and 3.8 million viewers.
For Fox, “The Resident” at 8 got a 0.9/4 and 5.1 million. At 9, “9-1-1” received a 1.1/5 and 5.4 million viewers.
ABC was third in ratings with a...
NBC and Fox tied for first in ratings, both with a 1.0 rating in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic. NBC had a 5 share, Fox got a 4 share. NBC was first in total viewers with an average of 6.1 million, according to preliminary numbers, Fox was third with 5.3 million.
For NBC, “The Voice” from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. posted a 1.2/6 and 7.2 million viewers. At 10, “The Enemy Within” had a 0.6/3 and 3.8 million viewers.
For Fox, “The Resident” at 8 got a 0.9/4 and 5.1 million. At 9, “9-1-1” received a 1.1/5 and 5.4 million viewers.
ABC was third in ratings with a...
- 4/30/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
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