Kevin Hart to Star in Peacock's 'Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist'

The series, based on the iHeart podcast, tells the story of an armed robbery during Muhammad Ali’s 1970 comeback fight, focusing on the hustler and the detective at the center of it all.

• Kevin Hart is set to star in and executive produce a new limited series for Peacock titled 'Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist'.
• The series is based on the iHeart podcast 'Fight Night' and tells the story of an armed robbery that took place during Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta.
• Shaye Ogbonna, known for his work on 'The Chi', created the TV series and will serve as showrunner alongside Jason Horwitch.
• Craig Brewer, known for 'Dolemite Is My Name', is set to direct the first two episodes of the series.
• The series will focus on the hustler at the center of the robbery and the detective tasked with solving it, one of the first Black Atlanta police officers to rise to that rank.

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