About Undisputed
The Undisputed franchise consists of American martial arts sports-drama movies, based on an original concept by David Giler and Walter Hill. The plot follows a number of fighters, who are forced to compete in illegal underground competitions by various crime syndicates for the monetary benefits of the organizations. Though the original film was met with mixed critical reception, and netted a loss for the studios at the box office, a series of sequels followed in 2007, 2010, and 2017.
Despite initial muddled reaction, the franchise has earn its status as sports-cult classics, particularly following the introduction of Scott Adkins as the character named Yuri Boyka; with film critics calling the movies that he featured a “martial arts movie glory”, and among the “best..of all-time” of the genre.
The franchise is intended to continue with a fifth film, and a continuation television series in development.
In 2018, Adkins announced that a television series was in development via his social media page. In December 2019 however, the actor expressed regret for announcing the project; stating that the project is not officially green-lit, but is still in discussion. Confirming that the series is intended to continue the story from the films and center around his character Yuri Boyka, while also stating that he intends to continue reprising the role in all Undisputed installments.