Peacock announced today the premiere date for the true-crime drama limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. Check out the teaser.
Based on Fight Night, the acclaimed iHeart true-crime podcast, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist follows the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life, but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.”
When a hustler named Chicken Man (Kevin Hart, Die Hart) hosts an after-party to celebrate the fight with a guest list of the country’s wealthiest, the night ends with the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta’s history. Suspected of masterminding the crime, Chicken Man is hellbent on clearing his name, but must convince his old adversary, J.D. Hudson (Don Cheadle, Hotel Rwanda), one of the first Black detectives in the city’s desegregated police force, who is tasked with bringing those responsible to justice.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, a Peacock Original, premieres Thursday, September 5, exclusively on Peacock.
In addition to Kevin Hart and Don Cheadle, the principal cast includes Samuel L. Jackson (Pulp Fiction) as Frank Moten, Taraji P. Henson (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) as Vivian Thomas, and Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow) as Cadillac Richie.
Key guest stars include Chloe Bailey (Swarm) as Lena Mosley, Marsha Stephanie Blake (The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey) as Delores Hudson, Dexter Darden (Saved by the Bell) as Muhammad Ali, Lori Harvey as Lola Falana, and Sinqua Walls (American Soul) as McKinley Rogers.
A production of Universal Television LLC, a division of Universal Studio Group, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is created, written, showrun, and executive produced by Shaye Ogbonna (Penguin, The Chi, God’s Country), along with co-showrunner and executive producer Jason Horwitch (Echo 3, The Calling). Executive producers are series star Kevin Hart for Hartbeat; Will Packer and Sabrina Wind for Will Packer Media; Bryan Smiley and Mike Stein for Hartbeat; Conal Byrne and Carrie Lieberman for iHeartPodcasts; Jeff Keating of Doghouse Pictures, LLC; Lars Jacobson; Erika L. Johnson; Mike Daniels; and Craig Brewer (Empire, Dolemite Is My Name), who serves as director on episodes 101, 102, 107, and 108. Co-executive producers are Tiffany Brown for Hartbeat and Kenny Burns.
The series is shooting at Assembly Studios in Atlanta, Georgia.
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