Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist

6.8
Yr 2024
Status Ended
Drama Crime
Series Brief

Overview

The story of how on the night of Ali’s defeat of Jerry Quarry, which came after he was banned from boxing for refusing to enter the military draft, hundreds of guests at an after-party were robbed at gunpoint, becoming one of the largest armed robberies the country has ever seen.

Why fans love it

Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist operates within the intersection of sports history and high-stakes criminal friction. Rather than focusing on the boxing ring, the drama centers on the vacuum of security and the chaos that followed a high-profile after-party in 1970. This miniseries translates the investigative depth of its source podcast into a portrait of an elaborate crime unfolding during a pivotal moment in American culture.

Kevin Hart leads a large ensemble cast through a narrative defined by the sheer scale of the robbery. By linking a widespread heist to the fervor surrounding a single athletic event, the show highlights how opportunistic criminals exploited a public distraction. It is a calculated study of a historic theft, relying on the tension between the glitz of the guest list and the clinical precision of the perpetrators.

Featured Players

Cast 5

Kevin Hart
as Gordon 'Chicken Man' Williams
Samuel L. Jackson
as Frank Moten
Taraji P. Henson
as Vivian Thoma
Don Cheadle
as JD Hudson
Shawn Alexander Thompson
as Smoking Pedestrian (uncredited)
1 episode
Keyword Cloud

Keywords

heist miniseries based on podcast
Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

Peacock Premium
US
Peacock Premium Plus
US
ITVX Premium
UK
ITVX
UK
StackTV Amazon Channel
CA
fuboTV
CA
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Details

First Aired
September 05, 2024
Status
Ended
Origin
US
TMDB Votes
46