Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
2024 American crime drama television miniseries
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist Promotional release poster
Genre Crime drama Created by Shaye Ogbonna Based on Starring Music by Scott Bomar Country of origin United States Original language English No. of episodes8 Executive producers Production companies Network Peacock Release September 5, 2024 (2024-09-05 )
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is an American crime drama television miniseries created by Shaye Ogbonna, based on the 2020 podcast of the same name.
The limited series premiered on September 5, 2024, on Peacock with the first three episodes.[ 1] It is set to conclude with its eighth episode on October 10, 2024.
Premise
The infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight transformed Atlanta into the "Black Mecca."
Cast
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Guest
Episodes
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.[ 5] 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 and last two episodes.[ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 2] 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.[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] In March, Rockmond Dunbar joined the cast.[ 14]
Filming began on February 12, 2024, in Atlanta .[ 15]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 93% of 15 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.1/10.[ 16] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned a score of 72 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[ 17]
References
^ Cordero, Rosy (June 12, 2024). "Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night Drops Teaser & Premiere Date" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 12, 2024 .
^ a b "Video: Peacock Debuts Official Trailer for "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist" . The Futon Critic . Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024 .
^ "Fight Night" . Writers Guild of America West . Archived from the original on August 4, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2024 .
^ "Shows A-Z - Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist on Peacock" . The Futon Critic . Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
^ Hailou, Selome (December 13, 2023). "Kevin Hart Cast in Muhammad Ali Fight Night Heist Series at Peacock, Will Packer to Produce" . Variety . Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024 .
^ Cordero, Rosy (January 5, 2024). "Samuel L. Jackson Boards Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 29, 2024). "Terrence Howard Joins Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024 .
^ Grobar, Matt (January 31, 2024). "Dexter Darden Lands Role Of Muhammad Ali In Peacock Limited Series Fight Night " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024 .
^ Cordero, Rosy (January 31, 2024). "Taraji P. Henson Joins Cast Of Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024 .
^ Grobar, Matt (February 2, 2024). "Myles Bullock Joins Peacock's 'Fight Night' " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 2, 2024 .
^ White, Peter (February 5, 2024). "Don Cheadle Boards Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night " . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 5, 2024. Retrieved February 5, 2024 .
^ Cordero, Rosy (February 8, 2024). "Peacock's Muhammad Ali Limited Series Fight Night Adds 6 To Cast" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ Otterson, Joe (February 8, 2024). "Marsha Stephanie Blake Joins Peacock Limited Series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Archived from the original on February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie; Petski, Denise (March 22, 2024). "Rockmond Dunbar Joins Peacock's Limited Series Fight Night In Return To Acting" . Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on March 23, 2024. Retrieved March 23, 2024 .
^ "Casting Call For Non-Union Paid Extras For Fight Night Series Filming In Atlanta" . CastCaller . February 4, 2024. Archived from the original on September 13, 2024. Retrieved February 8, 2024 .
^ "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist: Limited Series" . Rotten Tomatoes . Archived from the original on September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024 .
^ "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist season 1" . Metacritic . Archived from the original on September 6, 2024. Retrieved September 6, 2024 .
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