Samuel L. Jackson will appear alongside Kevin Hart in the Will Packer-produced Peacock series, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist. Jackson will play the role of Frank Moten, an infamous who was often described as “The Black Godfather” in New York publications.
The series, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, is preceded by an iHeartRadio podcast of a similar name. Like the podcast, the series will follow the story of an armed robbery in Atlanta that reportedly took place on the same night that Muhammad Ali returned to the ring to fight Jerry Quarry.
“On October 26, 1970, Muhammad Ali triumphantly returned to the world of boxing in Atlanta, Georgia. But every national front-page headline the next morning featured the story of one of the biggest heists in history. At the center of it all – a hustler named ‘Chicken Man.’ Fans arrived in Rolls Royces delivered from New York City. Adorned in vibrant fur coats and dripping with diamonds, they grabbed engraved invitations then strutted into the arena. The sold-out crowd stood and cheered when the first-round bell rang, minus two empty seats,” the podcast’s description reads.
“After the fight, many celebrating the victory, including top black mafia leaders, headed to Chicken Man’s house with invitation in hand. Instead of women and wine greeting them at the front door, each walked into the barrel of a sawed-off shotgun. On FIGHT NIGHT, J.D. Hudson, one of the first black detectives in Atlanta’s desegregated police force helped lead Muhammed Ali into the ring. The next day, he was assigned to the robbery by the chief of police.”
Peacock has not unveiled a projected release date yet.
