''Jungle'' is a British hip hop drama television series created by Junior Okoli and Chas Appeti. It premiered on

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on 30 September 2022.

Synopsis

The series follows the interconnected lives and struggles of strangers in a near-future, dystopian version of inner-city London, including a father trying to escape gang culture and a young mother going to great lengths to protect her children. It is a music-centric drama, told through a mixture of dialogue and rap, grime, and drill music.

Cast

* Ezra Elliott as Gogo * RA as Slim * Nadia A'Rubea as Jessica * AMARIA BB as Bianca *

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as 6ix * IAMDDB as Mia * Poundz as Marcus

Episodes

Production

On 28 August 2020, Amazon Studios announced ''Jungle'', a grime and drill hip hop drama series. The series was created and is executive produced by Junior Okoli and Chas Appeti, under their production company Nothing Lost. Appeti previously directed music videos for UK hip hop artists, such as Tinchy Stryder, Chip, and Giggs, and Okoli was a music manager. The two made a self-funded pilot episode, and began shopping it around to production companies, with Amazon Studios coming onboard. The cast is made up mostly of UK rap and drill artists, including Tinie Tempah,

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, Poundz, and

. The series was filmed in London over eight weeks, beginning in April 2021.

Release

A teaser for the series was released on 12 August 2022. All six episodes premiered on Prime Video on 30 September 2022.

References

External links

* {{Amazon Video original series British English-language television shows Amazon Prime Video original programming 2022 British television series debuts 2020s British drama television series 2020s British music television series Dystopian television series Hip hop television Grime music Drill music