What You Should Know About Fight Night
Refusing to join the military draft, Ali was banned from boxing. At an afterparty on his homecoming night, hundreds of people were looted.
Based on the same-named podcast, the Peacock program chronicles the evening Ali fought Quarry. That itself followed Ali's disqualification from boxing for his refusal to join the military conscription. At an afterparty on his comeback night, hundreds of people were robbed. It rose to become among the biggest armed robberies the nation has ever recorded. Tucked in Atlanta, the narrative will center on the cop and the hustler at opposing ends.
Fight Night Premiere Date & Star-Studded Cast Revealed in First-Look Images of TV Show
Along with the first pictures of the star-studded ensemble, the debut date of Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist has been revealed. Arriving in only a few months, the upcoming miniseries assembles a noteworthy cast to chronicle the events of a theft that transpired on the evening Muhammad Ali faced Jerry Quarry.
September 5 on Peacock will see Fight Night premiere, with Vanity Fair showing the first pictures of a huge ensemble including Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, and more. The pictures show the all-star group in a range of locations. One may see Jackson and Howard in attendance at a fight. Hart is in an era-fitting automobile while Cheadle is spotted looking worried. The show runs in 1970, and the actors and locations seem to have sprung out of that year.
Fight Night Cast:
Apart from Hart, Cheadle, Henson, Jackson and Henson's Empire co-star Terrence Howard, Fight Night's ensemble consists of Dexter Darden, a reboot alum from The Maze Runner and renowned Muhammad Ali. Along with Swarm's Chloe Bailey, Snowfall's Melvin Gregg, Black Lightning's Clifton Powell, and 9-1-1 alum Rockmund Dunbar, it also boasts a sizable ensemble including
Though Rocky and Creed include some of the best cinematic punches, there are plenty of other knockout boxing films worth seeing. Shaye Ogbonna, who previously penned for the Showtime series The Chi, devised and penned The Million Dollar Heist. Along with Jason Worwitch and Hart, Ogbonna is also the executive producer and co-showrunner for a project that might appeal broadly to boxing enthusiasts and those who appreciate a decent heist.
Background Information for the Program Story
Based on the same-named podcast, the Peacock program chronicles the evening Ali fought Quarry. That itself followed Ali's disqualification from boxing for his refusal to join the military conscription. At an afterparty on his comeback night, hundreds of people were robbed. It rose to become among the biggest armed robberies the nation has ever recorded. Tucked in Atlanta, the narrative will center on the cop and the hustler at opposing ends.
Citation: Vanity Fair
The History of the Heist
Created for Peacock, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is a crime drama television series. Based on the true-crime podcast, the series chronicles the evening in 1970 when Muhammad Ali made a comeback while a risky armed robbery permanently altered the face of the city.
With its gripping narrative, well-known ensemble, and mix of two quite distinct genres, the series is expected to draw a fresh and large audience. Crime drama and historical fiction aficionados will be delighted to know more about the actual event that motivated the show.
