Fight Night The Million Dollar Heist is an Peacock miniseries created by Shaye Ogbonna and starred by Kevin Hart and Samuel L. Jackson. Music from the show’s soundtrack feature artists like Sam Cook, Sam & Dave and Otis Redding. Check it!
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist, based on the acclaimed iHeart true-crime podcast, follows the infamous story of how an armed robbery on the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life but ultimately transformed Atlanta into the “Black Mecca”.
When a hustler named Chicken Man (Kevin Hart) hosts an afterparty to celebrate the fight with a guest list of the country’s wealthiest, the night ends with the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta’s history. Suspected of masterminding the crime, Chicken Man is hellbent on clearing his name but must convince his old adversary, J.D. Hudson (Don Cheadle), one of the first Black detectives in the city’s desegregated police force, who is tasked with bringing those responsible to justice.
Kevin Hart as Chicken Man, Taraji P. Henson as Vivian Thomas, Terrence Howard as Richard Wheeler, Chloe Bailey as Lena Mosley, Lori Harvey as Lola, Don Cheadle as Detective JD Hudson, Samuel L. Jackson as Frank Moten, Dexter Darden as Muhammad Ali
Fight Night The Million Dollar Heist Soundtrack List, music by episodes
Episode 1 Songs – S01E01
- Am I Black Enough For You? – Billy Paul
- Fire – Etta James
- Hold On! I’m Comin’ – Erma Franklin
- The Boss (feat. The J.B.’s) – James Brown
- Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone – The Temptations
Episode 2 Songs – S01E02
- Trouble Blues – Sam Cooke
- Got To Give It Up – Marvin Gaye
Episode 3 Songs – S01E03
- Gimme Some Lovin’ – The Spencer Davis Group
- Cry To Me – Solomon Burke
- Love Don’t Love Me – Benny Latimore
- I Thank You – Sam & Dave
- Cigarettes and Coffee – Otis Redding
Episode 4 Songs – S01E04
- Money (That’s What I Want) – Barrett Strong
- Speaking of Happiness – Gloria Lynne
- Your Love Is Important to Me – Betty Everett
Episode 5 Songs – S01E05
- Shakey Ground – The Temptations
- Am I a Good Man – Them Two
- Didn’t I – Darondo
- Legs – Darondo
- Listen to My Song – Darondo
- Time Is on Our Side – Rudy Ray Moore
- The Rich (And the Poor) – Keith Jarrett
Episode 6 Songs – S01E06
- Doin’ the Ali Shuffle – Alvin Cash
- Bustin’ Loose – Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
- Evil (Instrumental) – James Brown, The James Brown Orchestra
- Hold On, I’m Comin’ – Sam & Dave
- Watch You Work It Out – Kip Anderson
Episode 7 Songs – S01E07
- Sweet Georgia Brown (1966 Studio) – Ella Fitzgerald
- This World – The Staple Singers
- All I Ever Wanted – Krokodil
- The Big Lie – Sanford Clark
- Split Society – Dallas Rock Emporium
- The Night Time Is the Right Time – Creedence Clearwater Revival
Episode 8 Songs – S01E08
Music Supervisor: Not Informed
External Links: IMDb
Series Streaming on / Network: Peacock
Production companies: iHeartPodcasts Doghouse Pictures Will Packer Media Studio 43 HartBeat Productions Universal Television