Earlier this year, British actor Idris Elba starred in the four-part Discovery UK series Idris Elba No Limits, where he took on rally driving, street racing, aerobatics and power boating in an effort to master the discipline of racing. His partnership with Discovery UK will continue with a new limited series titled Idris Elba: Fighter – a three-part documentary that will see Elba train to become a professional kickboxer.
Elba is producing the series through his company, Green Door Pictures. The series, which is filming in the UK, Cuba, Japan, South Africa and Thailand, has a potential early 2017 air-date in the United States and the UK.
“It has been a lifelong ambition of mine to fight professionally. Entering the ring to further test myself as a human being is a challenge I have been looking to take on for quite some time,” Elba says in a press statement.
In Elba’s quest to become a professional kickboxer, he will be receive mentoring from former world champions, trainers and coaches. His travels across the world will incorporate unorthodox training methods and regimens in preparation for the ultimate fight, which will take place in October 2016.
“I’m taking on the toughest… challenges of my life for this new Discovery TV series. The extreme challenges take me right out of my comfort zone as I compete against the best,” Elba said.
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