by Ricky Church
TheRockyandCreedfranchises are about to expand with the TV seriesDelphi and has announced the cast of the upcoming spin-off from Prime Video and Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society.
Delphi is set around the Delphi Gym, the main gym where Adonis Creed trained in the Creed films which is run by Little Duke Evers, the son of Apollo Creed’s trainer Tony ‘Duke’ Evers. The series follows “a group of gifted young boxers in an elite academy fighting to achieve their dreams and reach the pinnacle of the sport.”
Leading the series is Benji Santiago in his TV debut, alongside Juan Castano (Rob Peace), Demián Bichir (The Hateful Eight), André Holland (The Actor), Andre Royo (The Punisher: One Last Kill), Sofia Black-D’Elia (Remarkably Bright Creatures) and Victoria Vourkoutiotis (Elsbeth) with Wood Harris reprising hisCreedrole as Little Duke in a recurring role.
Santiago will play Santi Torres. Raised in East LA, Santi is a raw talent who has always lived in the shadow of his older brother.
Castano will play Nico Torres. Santi’s older brother, he is a naturally gifted boxer whose personal setbacks have forced him to confront his innermost demons.
Bichir will play Hector Torres. The Torres family patriarch, Hector was born in Mexico and now lives in Los Angeles, where he owns and operates a boxing gym in East LA. Worn and wise, he takes a tough-love approach to raising his sons — demanding the world from them while fiercely advocating on their behalf.
Holland will play Teddy ‘T-Bone’ Parker. A boxing strategist and lead instructor at the Delphi Academy, T-Bone approaches boxing like chess — intellectual and calculated, with a sensitivity that belies the bloodsport to which he’s dedicated his life.
Royo will play Elmer Tatum. An eccentric boxing encyclopaedia, Bronx-born and effortlessly cool, he can predict a final outcome based on what the fighters had for breakfast.
Black-D’Elia will play Bobbi Weiss. An accountant with a dream of pursuing her true passion: becoming a trainer at an elite boxing academy. Bobbi has boxing in her bones — with extensive knowledge of the sport and a keen eye for talent despite never having stepped in the ring herself.
Vourkoutiotis will play Kai Katsaros. An introverted young boxer with incredible ability and skill who battles to overcome low confidence, high anxiety and stage fright in pursuit of her potential.
Harris will play Little Duke. Son of Tony “Duke” Evers and the legendary trainer of Apollo Creed, he continues that legacy today by training the young talent from the Delphi Academy.
Also featuring in the series will be Niles Fitch (Forever) as Dante, Dasan Frazier (A Different World) as Remy, Graham Patrick Martin (Catch 22) as Jackson, Brittany Adebumola (M.I.A.) as Mina, b (You) as Didi, Rene Moran (Cross) as Iggy, Okieriete Onaodowan (Hamilton) as Freddie and Breanna Yde (School of Rock) as Ana.
Marco Ramirez will serve as showrunner forDelphiand executive produce alongside Jordan and Elizabeth Raposo for Outlier. José Padilha (RoboCop) will direct the pilot, whichis currently filming in Los Angeles.
