BGN interviews the cast and crew of the new Peacock TV series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.
Featured in the interviews are: Will Packer (EP), Shaye Ogbonna (Creator/Writer/Showrunner/EP), Will Packer (EP), Kevin Hart (“Gordon ‘Chicken Man’ Williams”), Taraji P. Henson (“Vivian Thomas”), Kevin Hart (“Gordon ‘Chicken Man’ Williams”), Don Cheadle (“J.D. Hudson”), Dexter Darden (“Muhammad Ali”), Chloe Bailey (“Lena Mosley”) and Sinqua Walls (“McKinley Rogers”).
Based on the acclaimed iHeart true-crime podcast, follows the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca.” When a hustler named Chicken Man (Kevin 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 (Don Cheadle), one of the first Black detectives in the city’s desegregated police force, who is tasked with bringing those responsible to justice.
Interviewer: Jamie Broadnax
Video Editor: Jamie Broadnax
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is currently streaming on Peacock TV.