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Netflix Launches Crime Drama Bandi and Streams Fury Boxing Match

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  • Netflix released the French-language crime drama series Bandi
  • Bandi follows 11 orphaned siblings in Martinique with characters involved in theft and drug dealing
  • The series has drawn comparisons to Death in Paradise and Shameless, with viewers requesting a second season

Netflix has released a new crime drama series called Bandi. Bandi is an eight-part series filmed on the island of Martinique, following the LaFleur family where 11 siblings become orphans after their mother's unexpected death. In the show, the character Kingsley, played by Rodney Dijon, believes theft is the best way to keep his family together, while Kylan, played by Djody Grimeau, is an up-and-coming drug lord operating under the alias Milord, determined to protect his family.

The series has been compared to Death in Paradise and Shameless. Netflix viewers have been binge-watching Bandi and asking for a second season. However, a second season has not been announced yet.

Separately, Tyson Fury will face Arslanbek Makhmudov in a heavyweight boxing match in London on April 11, with the fight streaming live on Netflix.

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