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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Promotional release poster
GenreCrime drama
Created byShaye Ogbonna
Based on
Fight Night
by
  • Jeff Keating
  • Jim Roberts
Starring
Music byScott Bomar
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Shaye Ogbonna
  • Akinsoji David Akintola
  • 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
Original release
NetworkPeacock
ReleaseSeptember 5 (2024-09-05) –
October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)

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 fictionalizing an actual armed robbery, at an Atlanta party,[1] on the night of Muhammad Ali's October 1970 comeback fight, after being stripped of his boxing license in 1967 for being a conscientious objector to fighting in the Vietnam War.[2]

The limited series premiered on September 5, 2024, on Peacock with the first three episodes.[3] It concluded with its eighth episode on October 10, 2024.

Premise

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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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Main

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Special guest star

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Guest

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Episodes

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No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Round One: The Ballad of Chicken Man"Craig BrewerShaye OgbonnaSeptember 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)TBAN/A
2"Round Two: Fight Night"Craig BrewerShaye OgbonnaSeptember 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)TBAN/A
3"Round Three: Black Vegas"Tanya HamiltonErika L. JohnsonSeptember 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)TBAN/A
4"Round Four: Real Policework"Tanya HamiltonJon DorseySeptember 12, 2024 (2024-09-12)TBAN/A
5"Round Five: Ambition Ain't Free"Carl SeatonLauren Andrea GloverSeptember 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)TBAN/A
6"Round Six: Community Men"Carl SeatonMaxwell Michael TowsonSeptember 26, 2024 (2024-09-26)TBAN/A
7"Round Seven: Jekyll Island"Craig BrewerStory by : Jason Horwitch
Teleplay by : Jason Horwitch & Erika L. Johnson		October 3, 2024 (2024-10-03)TBAN/A
8"Round Eight: Testify"Craig BrewerStory by : Shaye Ogbonna & William Yu
Teleplay by : Shaye Ogbonna		October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)TBAN/A

Production

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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.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8][9] 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]

The series reunites Taraji P. Henson with Kevin Hart after co-starring with him in Think Like a Man, Think Like a Man Too, and Top Five, and is Henson’s third collaboration with Terrence Howard, whom she had previously collaborated with in Hustle & Flow and the series Empire.

Reception

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On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 96% of 23 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The website's consensus reads: "Skillfully weaving an inflection point in Black culture into a rollicking heist story, Fight Night is punchy entertainment with a never-better Kevin Hart broadening his dramatic range."[16] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on 15 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[17]

References

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  1. ^ Tinubu, Aramide (October 10, 2024). "'Fight Night' Creator Shaye Ogbonna on His Real-Life Connections to the Heist: 'It Came From a Personal Place for Me'". Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  2. ^ Davis, David (October 1, 2005). "Knockout: An oral history of Muhammad Ali, Atlanta, and the fight nobody wanted". Atlanta. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved October 13, 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ "Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
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