Idris Elba’s Fight School is coming to British TV

Variety

The BBC2 show will follow Idris Elba as he sets up an experimental fight school in London, featuring seven recruits "whose circumstances around their upbringing have not given them the opportunities to make the right choices from across the U.K. and teach them the discipline needed in fight training in order for them to transform their lives and avoid street violence," per Variety. “I see history constantly repeating itself and can empathize with these kids,” says Elba. “I believe there is a better way to teach people that you don’t need knives to protect yourself."