Fight Night S1 with Kevin Hart and Samuel L Jackson

Based on the acclaimed true-crime podcast, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist stars Emmy nominee Kevin Hart as Chicken Man, a hustler who hosts a glamorous after-party to celebrate Muhammad Ali’s 1970 comeback fight, with a guest list of the country’s richest. As the night ends in the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta history, Chicken Man finds himself a prime suspect in the eyes of his old adversary, Detective JD Hudson (Oscar nominee Don Cheadle), one of the city’s first black detectives desegregated police force.

The Peacock Original’s star-studded cast also includes Oscar nominees Samuel L Jackson, Taraji P Henson and Terrence Howard.

Fight Night has a 96% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes, ranking 21st on their list of the best TV of 2024 so far. As the critics’ consensus states: “Weaving a turning point in black culture into a rollicking heist story, Fight Night is hard-hitting entertainment with an ever-better Kevin Hart expanding his dramatic range.”