Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
‘Fight Night’ Bosses Will Packer, Shaye Ogbonna on Making Iconic TV and What to Take Away From Chicken Man in the End
The producer and creator of Peacock’s hit limited series talk about how the series with Kevin Hart leading an all-star Black cast as the ultimate dreamer exceeded their expectations.
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‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ Cast and Creators Explain Why They Made a (Hit) Series About “Dreamers”
“I was a dreamer just like these characters," executive producer Will Packer explains to The Hollywood Reporter of why he was drawn to the podcast turned Peacock series starring Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson and Don Cheadle, which is now the streamer's most watched original title.
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Kevin Hart Series ‘Fight Night’ Is a Hit, and “the Olympics Are Back,” Comcast President Says
Mike Cavanagh also lauded Donna Langley and her studio team at an investor conference and called the NBCU theme parks unit a "phenomenal business."
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A Star-Studded ‘Fight Night,’ Nicole Kidman and Liev Schreiber as ‘The Perfect Couple’ and This Week’s Best Events
Inside this week's biggest Hollywood premieres, parties and openings.
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Kevin Hart Hopes ‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ Will Be “the Big Thing of the Year”
"How do we present [stories] to audiences who don't know about stories they need to know? That's the priority," says Hart while speaking with production partner Bryan Smiley about the Peacock heist series.
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How Samuel L. Jackson Used His Personal Experience in 1970s Atlanta For ‘Fight Night’: “He Kept Us in Line”
"Sam was a wealth of information throughout. He would tell us if we weren't getting things right — if that wasn't the watch that they wore, if that wasn't the look that they had," EP Will Packer said of the star.
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‘Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist’ Review: Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson and Don Cheadle Have a Blast in Peacock’s Inconsistent Comic Thriller
A top-notch ensemble leads this eight-episode look at the bloody aftermath of a scheme tied to a 1970 Muhammad Ali comeback fight in Atlanta.
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“A Dynamic Space That Honors and Celebrates Black Culture”:Â MVAAFF Celebrates Another Year With Stars Including Sanaa Lathan, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle and More
The recent Martha's Vineyard African American Film Festival showed the importance and prominence of the event with projects like 'Fight Night' and 'The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can Eat.'
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Peacock’s ‘Fight Night’ Trailer Showcases Kevin Hart, All-Star Cast
The limited series also stars Don Cheadle, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and Samuel L. Jackson.
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