The main cast of Amazon Prime Video’s next “Creed” spin-off series “Delphi” has been decided.
This show was originally announced for May 2025. According to the official logline, the show “follows a group of talented young boxers at an elite academy as they fight to achieve their dreams and reach the pinnacle of the sport.”
According to Variety, Benji Santiago (Broadway’s “The Notebook”), Juan Castrano (“Rob Peace,” “Red, White & Royal Blue”), Demián Bichir (“In a Better Life,” “The Hateful Eight”), Andre Holland (“The Actor,” “Love, Brooklyn”) and Andre Royo (“The Wire,” Series regulars include Sophia Black D’Elia (A Single Drunk Female, Your Honor) and Viktoria Vrktiotis (Broadway), as well as Wood Harris, who played Delphi Gym’s trainer Little Duke in all three Creed films, reprising his role.
Additional regular cast members include Niles Fitch (Forever) as Dante, Dasan Frazier (Different Worlds) as Remy, and Graham Patrick Marthe as Jackson. The cast includes Brittany Adebumola (MIA) as Mina, B (You) as Diddy, Rene Moran (Cross) as Iggy, and Okierite Onaodowan (Hamilton) as Freddy. Briana Eid (“School of Rock”) plays Anna.
Check out the full character description below.
Marco Ramirez will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the series. “Creed” star Michael B. Jordan will executive produce alongside Elizabeth Raposo under the Outlier Society banner. Irwin Winkler, David Winkler and Charles Winkler of Winkler Films will also executive produce along with William Chertoff, Philip A. Burnett, Jennifer Johnson and Jose Padilla. Padilla will also direct the pilot.
The series is one of several projects Jordan and Outlier are working on on Amazon. In addition to “Delphi,” there is also “The Greatest,” a limited series that explores the life of legendary boxer and activist Muhammad Ali. It was recently announced that Amazon has picked up the book “Fourth Wing” as a series, with Jordan on board as executive producer.
Character description
Benji Santiago as “Santi Torres” — Raised in East Los Angeles, Santi is a young talent who has always lived in the shadow of his older brother.
Juan Castano plays “Nico Torres” – Santi’s older brother – a naturally gifted boxer whose personal setbacks force him to confront his inner demons.
Demian Bichir as “Héctor Torres” — the patriarch of the Torres family. Born in Mexico and currently living in Los Angeles, Hector owns and operates a boxing gym in East LA. Exhausted and wiser, he takes a tough-love approach to raising his sons, demanding the world from them while advocating fiercely on their behalf.
Andre Holland as “Teddy ‘T-Bone’ Parker” — A boxing strategist and lead instructor at Delphi Academy, T-Bone approaches boxing like chess. Intelligent and calculating, he has a sensitivity that belies a bloodsport to which he has devoted his life.
Andre Royo “Elmer Tatum” – The eccentric boxing encyclopedia. The cool Bronx native can predict the final outcome of his players based on what they had for breakfast.
Sophia Black D’Elia as “Bobby Weiss” — An accountant with dreams of pursuing her true passion: becoming a trainer at an elite boxing academy. Boxing is deeply rooted in Bobby, and even though he has never been in the ring, he has extensive knowledge of the sport and a keen eye for talent.
Victoria Vorkutiotis as “Kai Katsaros” — An introverted young boxer with incredible ability and skill who overcomes self-doubt, severe anxiety, and stage fright to pursue his potential.
Wood Harris (returning) as “Little Duke” — Son of Tony “Duke” Evers and legendary trainer of Apollo Creed. Now, he continues that legacy by training young talent at the Delphi Academy.
