Black Hollywood turned out for the New York premiere of the Peacock miniseries “Fight Night: Million Dollar Heist.”
The miniseries is about a real-life event that occurred after Muhammad Ali beat Jerry Quarry in his big comeback fight in 1970.
Later that night, hundreds of people were robbed in a massive stick up at a fight after party in Atlanta.
The miniseries describes the impact the robbery had on the people involved — the victims and the robbers.
The star-studded cast includes Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson, Terrence Howard, David Banner, Lori Harvey and more.
“This is a high-level Black project with a lot of resources,” show runner Shaye Ogbonna told the Los Angeles Times. “It’s important that the story is told correctly and accurately. You don’t get a lot of opportunities like this.”
“Fight Night” is executive produced by Will Packer, who also produced the iHeartRadio podcast that the series is based on.
Packer responded to those who say the heist never happened.
“Oftentimes you’re getting pitched things by writers, and they’re just making up things that aren’t even as crazy and absurd as what happened in this story,” Packer said. “So for this to be true, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, this is an incredible narrative.’”
Taraji P. Henson
Lori Harvey
Terrence Howard, Kevin Hart, Don Cheadle, Taraji P. Henson and Samuel L. Jackson
Terrence Howard and Mira Pak
See more photos from the premiere below.
