Trailer to Peacock’s Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Peacock has released the official trailer, key art and new episodic images for the limited drama series, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. The series will premiere on September 5, 2024.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is executive produced by Will Packer and stars an A-list cast including Kevin Hart (who also executive produces), Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle and Terrence Howard. Based on the acclaimed true crime podcast of the same name, the series tells the infamous story of how an armed robbery during the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life, but an entire city’s destiny.
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.
Included in the cast are Chloe Bailey (“Lena Mosley”), Marsha Stephanie Blake (“Delores Hudson”), Dexter Darden (“Muhammad Ali”), Lori Harvey (“Lola Falana”), Sinqua Walls (“McKinley Rogers”)
Shaye Ogbonna (Penguin, The Chi, God’s Country) serves as the Creator / Writer / Showrunner / Executive Produce along with Showrunner / Executive Producer Jason Horwitch (Echo 3, The Calling)
