Peacock orders limited drama series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, executive produced and starring Kevin Hart, with executive producer Will Packer. The series, set in Atlanta, revolves around a heavyweight fight and a criminal underground heist that unveiled the city known as “the Black Mecca,” focusing on a cop and a hustler at its core.
(Pictured: Will Packer, Shaye Ogbonna, Jason Horwitch) Shaye Ogbonna and Jason Horwitch will act as showrunners and executive producers. The series, originating from Universal Television, is inspired by the acclaimed true crime podcast Fight Night by iHeartPodcasts, Doghouse Pictures, and Will Packer Media.
The series is penned and created by Shaye Ogbonna (Penguin, The Chi, God’s Country). Joining the executive production team are Bryan Smiley and Mike Stein from Hartbeat, Sabrina Wind from Will Packer Media, Conal Byrne, Will Pearson, and Carrie Lieberman from iHeartPodcasts, along with Jeff Keating and Lars Jacobson. Craig Brewer (Empire, Dolemite Is My Name) will direct the first two episodes and serve as an executive producer. Co-executive producers include Tiffany Brown from Hartbeat and Kenny Burns from Studio 43.
The show recounts the notorious armed robbery during Muhammad Ali’s landmark 1970 comeback fight, altering the destiny of a man and an entire city.
Kevin Hart also hosts the Peacock talk show HART TO HEART, Olympic Highlights, and 2022 Back That Year Up, and recently premiered his stand-up special Kevin Hart: Reality Check on Peacock. He produces and hosts Celebrity Prank Wars and Celebrity Game Face for NBCUniversal. Will Packer’s film PRAISE THIS, starring Chlöe Bailey, is available on Peacock.
Format: True Crime Limited Series
Studio: Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group
Creator/Writer/Showrunner/Executive Producer:
Showrunner/Executive Producer: Jason Horwitch
Executive Producer/Star: Kevin Hart
Executive Producers: Bryan Smiley, Mike Stein (Hartbeat), Will Packer, Sabrina Wind (Will Packer Media), Conal Byrne, Will Pearson, Carrie Lieberman (iHeartPodcasts), Jeff Keating, Lars Jacobson
Executive Producer/Director (Ep. 101 and 102): Craig Brewer
Co-Executive Producers: Tiffany Brown (Hartbeat), Kenny Burns (Studio 43)
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