Michael B. Jordan has been quietly building something much larger than a film franchise, and the latest move makes that ambition impossible to ignore. During Amazon’s upfront presentation, Jordan and longtime collaborator Ryan Coogler announced Delphi, a new live-action series coming to Prime Video that expands the world of Creed and Rocky in a direction fans have never seen before. Production is set to begin in Los Angeles on May 18.
The series marks the first time the beloved boxing franchise has moved into scripted television, and it arrives with considerable momentum already behind it. Before a single episode airs and without a premiere date or confirmed cast, Delphi has already secured a second season renewal, signaling just how much confidence Amazon MGM Studios is placing in the project.
A gym with history at the center
At the heart of Delphi is a location that longtime fans of the franchise will immediately recognize. The series is built around the Delphi Boxing Academy, a Los Angeles gym with deep roots in the Rocky and Creed mythology. The gym was originally founded by Tony “Duke” Evers and served as the primary training ground for Apollo Creed. It is now run by Duke’s son, Tony “Little Duke” Evers, and is the same place where Adonis Johnson Creed sharpened his skills.
The coming-of-age drama will follow young boxers who train within those walls, exploring what it means to chase greatness in a place that has already produced legends. It is a story rooted in legacy but designed to introduce new characters and perspectives to a franchise that has earned more than 660 million dollars at the global box office across three films.
The team behind the series
Jordan’s production company, Outlier Society, will executive produce the series alongside Winkler Films, the production banner with roots that stretch all the way back to the original Rocky. Irwin Winkler, David Winkler and Charles Winkler are all attached as executive producers, giving Delphi a direct line to the history it is drawing from.
Marco Ramirez has been tapped as showrunner, a choice that points to serious dramatic ambitions for the project. Ramirez most recently created and ran the Hulu boxing series La Maquina and has previous credits on Daredevil, The Defenders and Fear the Walking Dead. His background in grounded, character-driven storytelling with strong ensemble casts makes him a fitting architect for a world this layered. Liz Raposo will also executive produce on behalf of Outlier Society.
What this means for the franchise
During the upfront presentation, Jordan reflected on how Coogler first approached him about stepping into the role of Adonis Creed, a moment that set an entire era of storytelling in motion. That conversation eventually produced a franchise beloved for its emotional depth, its celebration of Black excellence in sports and its ability to honor the past while forging something entirely its own.
Delphi feels like a natural extension of that spirit rather than a cash-in on familiar IP. By centering the story on younger athletes still figuring out who they are and what they are fighting for, the series opens space for fresh voices without abandoning what made the films resonate in the first place.
The show will stream exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories. No premiere date has been set and casting has not yet been announced, but with production starting this month, the wait for more details is unlikely to be long.
For a franchise that began as a single underdog story, Delphi suggests the ring is nowhere near empty.
