*Kevin Hart is going back in the day to clear his character’s name in the trailer for the Peacock’s new crime drama limited series “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.”
Based on the acclaimed iHeart true-crime podcast of the same name or rather “some s— that really happened,” the show centers around Hart’s character, Chicken Man, a hustler who hosts an afterparty celebrating Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight.
A guest list comprised of the country’s wealthiest round out the event before the night ends with “… the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta’s history.” Citing the series’ logline, Entertainment Weekly reports the happenings that take place change one man’s life and ultimately transform Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.”
For Chicken Man, it means being hellbent on clearing his name after he’s suspected of being the mastermind behind an infamous heist. To help his cause, Chicken Man must convince an old adversary, J.D. Hudson (Don Cheadle), of his innocence.
Hudson, one of the first Black detectives in Atlanta’s desegregated police force, was tasked with solving the crime, EW mentioned.
In addition to Hart and Cheadle, “Fight Night” boasts a star-packed cast with Samuel L. Jackson as Frank Moten, Taraji P. Henson as Vivian Thomas, Terrence Howard as Cadillac Richie, Chloe Bailey as Lena Mosley, Marsha Stephanie Blake as Delores Hudson as Dexter Darden as Muhammad Ali, Lori Harvey as Lola Falana and Sinqua Walls as McKinley Rogers.
Behind the camera, Hart does double duty as an executive producer on the series. The “Ride Along”star is joined on the EP front by “Fight Night” series, creator, writer and co-showrunner Shaye Ogbonna, fellow co-showrunner Jason Horwitch, Will Packer and Sabrina Wind for Will Packer Media; Bryan Smiley and Mike Stein for Hartbeat; Conal Byrne and Carrie Lieberman for iHeartPodcasts; Jeff Keating of Doghouse Pictures, LLC; Lars Jacobson; Erika L. Johnson; Mike Daniels; and series director Craig Brewer. Tiffany Brown for Hartbeat and Kenny Burns co-executive produce.
“Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist” premieres Sept. 5 on Peacock.
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