Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is an upcoming American crime drama television miniseries created by Shaye Ogbonna, based on the 2020 podcast of the same name.

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Genre	Crime drama
Created by	Shaye Ogbonna
Based on	Fight Night by Jeff Keating Jim Roberts
Starring	Kevin Hart Samuel L. Jackson Terrence Howard Dexter Darden Taraji P. Henson Myles Bullock Don Cheadle
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Shaye Ogbonna Jason Horwitch Kevin Hart Bryan Smiley Mike Stein Will Packer Sabrina Wind Craig Brewer Conal Byrne Will Pearson Carrie Lieberman Jeff Keating Lars Jacobson Kenny Burns
Production companies	iHeartPodcasts Doghouse Pictures Will Packer Media Studio 43 HartBeat Productions Universal Television
Original release
Network	Peacock

Premise

A heist occurs the night of Muhammad Ali's return to boxing in 1970.

Cast

• Kevin Hart as Chicken Man
• Samuel L. Jackson as Frank Moten
• Terrence Howard as Richard Wheeler
• Dexter Darden as Muhammad Ali
• Taraji P. Henson as Vivian Thomas
• Myles Bullock
• Don Cheadle as JD Hudson
• Chloe Bailey
• Melvin Gregg
• Artrece Johnson
• Jalyn Hall
• Clifton Powell
• Lori Harvey
• Marsha Stephanie Blake as Delores Hudson
• Teresa Celeste
• Rockmond Dunbar as Uncle Willie

Production

It was announced in December 2023 that Kevin Hart was set to star in and executive produce the series, which Peacock had greenlit in a straight to series order.^[1] Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, Dexter Darden and Taraji P. Henson were added to the cast in January 2024, while Craig Brewer was hired to direct the first two episodes.^[2][3][4][5] Myles Bullock, Don Cheadle, Chloe Bailey, Melvin Gregg, Artrece Johnson, Jalyn Hall, Clifton Powell, Lori Harvey and Marsha Stephanie Blake were added to the cast in February 2024.^[6][7][8][9] In March, Rockmond Dunbar joined the cast.^[10]

Filming began on February 12, 2024 in Atlanta.^[11]

References

1. Hailou, Selome (December 13, 2023). "Kevin Hart Cast in Muhammad Ali Fight Night Heist Series at Peacock, Will Packer to Produce". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
2. Cordero, Rosy (January 5, 2024). "Samuel L. Jackson Boards Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
3. Andreeva, Nellie (January 29, 2024). "Terrence Howard Joins Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
4. Grobar, Matt (January 31, 2024). "Dexter Darden Lands Role Of Muhammad Ali In Peacock Limited Series Fight Night". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
5. Cordero, Rosy (January 31, 2024). "Taraji P. Henson Joins Cast Of Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
6. Grobar, Matt (February 2, 2024). "Myles Bullock Joins Peacock's 'Fight Night'". Deadline Hollywood.
7. White, Peter (February 5, 2024). "Don Cheadle Boards Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
8. Cordero, Rosy (February 8, 2024). "Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night Adds 6 To Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
9. Otterson, Joe (February 8, 2024). "Marsha Stephanie Blake Joins Peacock Limited Series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
10. Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (March 22, 2024). "Rockmond Dunbar Joins Peacock's Limited Series Fight Night In Return To Acting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
11. "Casting Call For Non-Union Paid Extras For Fight Night Series Filming In Atlanta". CastCaller. February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024.

External links

• Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist at IMDb