Promotional posts around Higgsfield Original Series say Arena Zero licensed a 22-year-old bartender's face in a seven-figure deal. Treat the figure as unverified, but watch this as AI-native series test likeness licensing as a casting model.
ProperPrompter's post says Adil "landed a 7-figure deal" to license his likeness for Arena Zero, the debut title in Higgsfield Original Series. The same post positions that likeness as the core production asset, with the character then rendered through AI in the released promo clip Promo clip.
The more concrete detail in the follow-up is the workflow claim: Adil is presented as a non-famous 22-year-old bartender who did not have to act out scenes or record the final voice lines, while the show still uses his face as the lead character identity. If that framing holds, Arena Zero points to a specific AI production pattern for filmmakers and studios: license a look, generate the performance layer, and package the result as a serialized show rather than a one-off ad or music video.
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EPIC. This could have been anyone. Adil (the man featured as the main character in Arena Zero) landed a 7-figure deal to license his likeness for the new show on Higgsfield Original Series. Your own face could be a million dollar asset. More on Adil's story in the thread 👇
This is the perfect intro to see what this epic new series is all about:
