“Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist”: Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson Star
Prepare to be transported back in time with a new Universal Television series from Kevin Hart and Will Packer, set in the vibrant city of Atlanta in 1970. “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” lands on Peacock on September 5.
“Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” based on the acclaimed iHeart true-crime podcast, 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) hosts an afterparty 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), one of the first Black detectives in the city’s desegregated police force, who is tasked with bringing those responsible to justice.
Along with Hart and Cheadle, the Peacock series stars Samuel L. Jackson (“Frank Moten”), Taraji P. Henson (“Vivan Thomas”), and Terrence Howard (“Cadillac Richie”). Key guest stars include Chloe Bailey (“Lena Mosley”), Marsha Stephanie Blake (“Delores Hudson”), Dexter Darden (“Muhammad Ali”), Lori Harvey (“Lola Falana”), and Sinqua Walls (“McKinley Rogers”).
Shaye Ogbonna is the creator of Fight Night, as well as writer, showrunner, and executive producer, along with Hart; Packer; Jason Horwitch, who is also showrunner; Sabrina Wind; Bryan Smiley; Mike Stein; Conal Byrne; Carrie Lieberman; Jeff Keating; Lars Jacobson; Erika L. Johnson; Mike Daniels; and Craig Brewer, who also serves as a series director. Co-executive producers are Tiffany Brown and Kenny Burns.