Exclusive: Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist cast interviews
Now playing on Peacock is the limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, starring Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, with Dexter Darden, Michael James Shaw, Atkins Estimond, Sam Adegoke, Sinqua Walls, Myles Bullock, Artrece Johnson, Lori Harvey, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Jayson Warner Smith, RonReaco Lee, Teresa Celeste, Chloe Bailey, Melvin Gregg, Jalyn Hall, Terrence Terrell, Clifton Powell, David Banner, Rockmond Dunbar, and Exie Booker.
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.
FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST is created and written by Shaye Ogbonna (Penguin, The Chi, God’s Country). Ogbonna and Jason Horwitch (Echo 3, The Calling) serve as showrunners and executive producers. Will Packer created the idea for the series after producing the "Fight Night" podcast for iHeartPodcasts. He executive produces along with Sabrina Wind for Will Packer Media; Bryan Smiley and Mike Stein for Hartbeat, Conal Byrne and Carrie Lieberman for iHeartPodcasts; Jeff Keating for Doghouse Pictures, LLC, and Lars Jacobson. Craig Brewer (Empire, Dolemite Is My Name) executive produces the series and directs episodes 101, 102, 107 and 108.
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to Kevin Hart ("Chicken Man"), Taraji P. Henson ("Vivian Thomas"), Producer Will Packer, Terrence Howard (“Cadillac Richie”), Samuel L. Jackson ("Frank Moten"), Don Cheadle ("JD Hudson"), Dexter Darden (“Muhammad Ali”), Sinqua Walls (“McKinley Rogers”), Chloe Bailey (“Lena Mosley”) and Creator / Writer / Showrunner / Executive Producer: Shaye Ogbonna on Peacock's Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist