{"id":5913,"date":"2024-07-26T06:48:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hypehair.com\/?p=5913"},"modified":"2024-07-26T06:48:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:48:50","slug":"peacock-debuts-official-trailer-for-fight-night-the-million-dollar-heist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hypehair.com\/peacock-debuts-official-trailer-for-fight-night-the-million-dollar-heist\/","title":{"rendered":"Peacock Debuts Official Trailer For Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photo Credit: Peacock<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST<\/em><\/strong>, based on the acclaimed iHeart true-crime podcast, follows the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali\u2019s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man\u2019s life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the \u201cBlack Mecca.\u201d When a hustler named Chicken Man (Kevin Hart<\/strong>) hosts an afterparty to celebrate the fight with a guest list of the country\u2019s wealthiest, including top Black mafia leaders, the night ends with the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta\u2019s 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\u2019s desegregated police force, who is tasked with bringing those responsible to justice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The series stars Kevin Hart (who executive produces for his company Hartbeat alongside Will Packer), Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson and Terrence Howard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FIGHT NIGHT: THE MILLION DOLLAR HEIST<\/em> is created and written by Shaye Ogbonna <\/strong>(Penguin<\/em>, The Chi<\/em>, God\u2019s Country<\/em>). Ogbonna and Jason Horwitch (Echo 3<\/em>, The Calling<\/em>) serve as showrunners and executive producers. Will Packer<\/strong> 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<\/em>, Dolemite Is My Name<\/em>) executive produces the series and directs episodes 101, 102, 107 and 108.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The series comes from Universal Television LLC, a division of Universal Studio Group, and is based on the acclaimed true crime podcast Fight Night<\/em> by Will Packer Media, Doghouse Pictures, LLC and iHeartPodcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The biggest night. The baddest hustlers. Anything could go down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

#FightNight arrives Sept. 5 on @Peacock!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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