Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’s star-studded trailer offers a retro vibe!
Peacock Network’s crime drama, starring Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson and more, is based on an infamous armed robbery during Muhammad Ali’s historic comeback fight in 1970. The trailer will surely remind you of the 70s music, fashion, clubbing and more!
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Trailer
The show, based on the iHeart true-crime podcast of the same name, tells the story of the infamous robbery that took place the same night of Muhammad Ali’s historic comeback and earned Atlanta the title of Black Mecca.
The official synopsis states, “When a thug named Chicken Man (Kevin Hart) throws a party to celebrate the fight with a guest list of the country’s wealthiest people, the night ends with the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta history.”
Chicken Man is suspected of being the brains behind the master plan, but he’s determined to clear his name. He must prove his innocence to his old adversary J.D. Hudson (Don Cheadle).
“They burned Atlanta to the ashes, but Atlanta rose again because of black people. Atlanta will turn their ashes into gold,” Hart’s character says in the trailer.
The cast of Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
The cast includes some great actors, including Hart as Chicken Man, Taraji P. Henson as Vivan Thomas, Samuel L. Jackson as Frank Moten, Terrence Howard as Cadillac Richie and Don Cheadle as J.D. Hudson. Chloe Bailey, Lori Harvey and Sinqua Walls appear as guest stars in the roles of Lena Mosley, Lola Falana and McKinley Rogers, respectively.
Writer and producer Shaye Ogbonna also serves as showrunner alongside Jason Horwich. He also executive produces the crime thriller alongside Hart, Mike Stein for Hart’s production company HartBeat, and several others.
In addition to the Jumanji actor’s company, HeartBeat, Studio 43 and Universal Television are also co-producers of the show. Fight Night: The Million Dollar will premiere on Universal’s streaming platform Peacock on September 5.
