Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson Boards ‘Payday’ TV Series as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)

Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has joined the TV adaptation of the “Payday” video games as an executive producer, Variety has learned exclusively.

Jackson will executive produce the project under his G-Unit Film & Television banner. As previously announced, the show is being produced by Vice Studios and video game studio Starbreeze Entertainment. Development on the show was originally announced in March 2026.

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“G-Unit Film & TV has built cinematic crime stories that connect with audiences around the world,” said Jackson. “Teaming up with Vice Studios and bringing the world of ‘Payday’ to the screen gives us the chance to build something big, a high-energy franchise that pushes the heist genre forward.”

No writer or network/streamer is currently attached to the “Payday” series. Per the official description of the game franchise, “The game’s masked protagonists have proven that no score is too audacious, no enemy too powerful, and no fortune enough to stop their criminal ambitions. The cinematic heists mix high-octane action in exciting heist locations with stories about betrayal, conspiracy, and corruption.”

“Vice has always been drawn to stories that live outside the lines, and ‘Payday’ is exactly that kind of world,” said Amy Powell, president of Vice Studios. “G-Unit understands what makes ‘Payday’ tick, and they’re bringing a perspective that’s true to the franchise without playing it safe.”

In the television space, Jackson is best known for executive producing the “Power” franchise at Starz as well as for appearing in the mothership series as Kanan Stark. Jackson also EPs the various spinoffs in the franchise, including “Power Book II: Ghost,” “Power Book III: Raising Kanan,” and “Power Book IV: Force.” There are also the upcoming shows “Power: Origins” and “Power: Legacy.”

Other projects under the G-Unit Film & TV banner include the Starz crime drama “BMF,” the upcoming Starz drama “Fightland,” and projects in development such as “The Accomplice” at Peacock with Taraji P. Henson attached to star.

Jackson is repped by IAG, AKR Public Relations and attorney Stephen J. Savva.

“‘Payday’ has always been about the fantasy of getting away with it,” said Adolf Kristjansson, CEO of Starbreeze Entertainment. “Curtis and G-Unit don’t do subtle, and neither do we. This is not about playing it safe; it’s about doing the franchise justice with people who are as immersed in the world as we are.”