Kevin Hart Peacock Series Fight Night Drops Star-Studded First Trailer

 Posted on September 11, 2024  |  4 minutes  |  676 words  |  Martina Birk

Peacock has released the first trailer for the upcoming limited series “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.”

Kevin Hart leads the all-star cast of the series, which includes Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, and Terrence Howard, as well as guest stars like Chloe Bailey, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Dexter Darden, Lori Harvey, and Sinqua Walls.

Watch the full trailer below.

“Fight Night” is based on the iHeart true-crime podcast of the same name. The series is set in Atlanta in 1970 in the day surrounding Muhammad Ali’s comeback fight against Jerry Quarry. The series’ logline states:

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“When a hustler named Chicken Man (Hart) hosts an afterparty to celebrate the fight with a guest list of the country’s wealthiest, the night ends with the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta’s history. Suspected of masterminding the crime, Chicken Man is hellbent on clearing his name but must convince his old adversary, J.D. Hudson (Cheadle), one of the first Black detectives in the city’s desegregated police force, who is tasked with bringing those responsible to justice.”

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The series will premiere on Peacock on Sept. 5. Shaye Ogbonna serves as creator, and showruns alongside Jason Horwitch. Both executive produce alongside Hart as well as Bryan Smiley and Mike Stein for Hartbeat; Will Packer and Sabrina Wind for Will Packer Media; Conal Byrne and Carrie Lieberman for iHeartPodcasts; Jeff Keating for Doghouse Pictures; and Lars Jacobson, Erika L. Johnson, and Mike Daniels. Also executive producing is Craig Brewer, who directed four episodes. Hartbeat’s Tiffany Brown and Kenny Burns co-executive produce. UTV serves as the studio.

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