“Delphi,” Amazon Prime Video‘s upcoming “Creed” spinoff series, has set its main cast.
The show was originally announced in May 2025. Per the official logline, the show “follows a group of gifted young boxers in an elite academy fighting to achieve their dreams and reach the pinnacle of the sport.”
Variety has learned that Benji Santiago (Broadway’s “The Notebook”), Juan Castrano (“Rob Peace,” “Red, White & Royal Blue”, Demián Bichir (“In a Better Life,” “The Hateful Eight”), André Holland (“The Actor,” “Love, Brooklyn”), Andre Royo (“The Wire,” “Empire”), Sofia Black-D’Elia (“Single Drunk Female,” “Your Honor”) and Victoria Vourkoutiotis (Broadway’s “John Proctor Is the Villain”) have all joined the show as series regulars. Wood Harris, who played Delphi Gym trainer Little Duke in all three “Creed” films, will recur in that role.
Additional recurring cast members are: Niles Fitch (“Forever”) as Dante, Dasan Frazier (“A Different World”) as Remy, Graham Patrick Martin (“Catch 22”) as Jackson, Brittany Adebumola (“M.I.A.”) as Mina, b (“You”) as Didi, Rene Moran (“Cross”) as Iggy, Okieriete Onaodowan (“Hamilton”) as Freddie and Breanna Yde (“School of Rock”) as Ana.
Check out full character descriptions below.
Marco Ramirez will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the series. “Creed” star Michael B. Jordan will executive produce under his Outlier Society banner along with Elizabeth Raposo. Winkler Films’ Irwin Winkler, David Winkler, and Charles Winkler also executive produce along with William Chartoff, Philipp A. Barnett, Jennifer Johnson and José Padilha. Padhila will also direct the pilot.
The series is one of several projects that Jordan and Outlier have at Amazon. In addition to “Delphi,” there is also the limited series “The Greatest,” which explores the life of legendary boxer and activist Muhammad Ali. It was recently announced that Amazon has picked up a series adaptation of the book “Fourth Wing,” with Jordan onboard as an executive producer.
Character Descriptions
Benji Santiago as “Santi Torres” — Raised in East LA, Santi is a raw talent who has always lived in the shadow of his older brother.
Juan Castano as “Nico Torres” — Santi’s older brother – he is a naturally gifted boxer whose personal setbacks have forced him to confront his innermost demons.
Demián Bichir as “Hector Torres” — The Torres family patriarch. Born in Mexico and now living in Los Angeles, Hector owns and operates a boxing gym in East LA. Worn and wise, he takes a tough-love approach to raising his sons — demanding the world from them while fiercely advocating on their behalf.
André Holland as “Teddy ‘T-Bone’ Parker” — A boxing strategist and lead instructor at the Delphi Academy, T-Bone approaches boxing like chess — intellectual and calculated, with a sensitivity that belies the bloodsport to which he’s dedicated his life.
Andre Royo as “Elmer Tatum” — An eccentric boxing encyclopedia. Bronx born and effortlessly cool, he can predict a final outcome based on what the fighters had for breakfast.
Sofia Black-D’Elia as “Bobbi Weiss” — An accountant with a dream of pursuing her true passion: becoming a trainer at an elite boxing academy. Bobbi has boxing in her bones — with extensive knowledge of the sport and a keen eye for talent despite never having stepped in the ring herself.
Victoria Vourkoutiotis as “Kai Katsaros” — An introverted young boxer with incredible ability and skill who battles to overcome low confidence, high anxiety, and stage fright in pursuit of her potential.
Wood Harris (Recurring) as “Little Duke” — Son of Tony “Duke” Evers and the legendary trainer of Apollo Creed. Today, he continues that legacy, training the young talent from the Delphi Academy.