Many more besides Muhammad Ali will be portrayed in Peacock’sFight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. The limited series, based on the iHeart true-crime podcast of the same name, will shed light on an armed robbery that took place the night of Ali’s (Dexter Darden) comeback fight in the 1970s.
A star-studded cast brings the show to life starting Sept. 5. For more details on the release rollout, episodes and the cast, read on.
When does Fight Night premiere?
The show enters the ring on Sept. 5.
How many episodes are in Fight Night?
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There are eight episodes in the show’s first installment.
Are new episodes streaming weekly or all at once? When do they arrive on Peacock?
The first three episodes came out on the show’s premiere date. The rest arrive on Thursdays each week until October 10, 2024, when the finale airs.
- Episode 1: “Round One: The Ballad of Chicken Man” – Thursday, Sept. 5
- Episode 2: “Round Two: Fight Night” – Thursday, Sept. 5
- Episode 3: “Round Three: Black Vegas” – September 5, 2024
- Episode 4: “Round Four: Real Policework” – September 12, 2024
- Episode 5: “Round Five: Ambition Ain’t Free” – September 19, 2024
- Episode 6: “Round Six: Community Men” – September 26, 2024
- Episode 7: “Round Seven: Jekyll Island” – October 3, 2024
- Episode 8: “Round Eight: Testify” – October 10, 2024 (Finale)
What is Fight Night about?
Based on a podcast about true events, the series finds context in Muhammad Ali’s 1970s comeback fight, during which an armed robbery takes place. The historic boxing match changed the lives of many, and it also made Atlanta the Black Mecca.
It all starts with Ali and Kevin Hart’s Chicken Man. Chicken Man gets stuck with the blame from a gigantic criminal underworld heist, and Don Cheadle’s J.D. Hudson, Chicken’s old adversary, is not going to make clearing his name easy.
Who is in the cast of Fight Night?
Aside from those already mentioned, Samuel L. Jackson plays Frank Moten, Taraji P. Henson plays Vivian Thomas and Terrence Howard plays Cadillac Richie. Guest stars include Chloe Bailey as Lena Mosley, Marsha Stephanie Blake as Delores Hudson, Lori Harvey as Lola Falana and Sinqua Walls as McKinley Rogers.
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