Terrence Howard Joins Kevin Hart, Samuel L. Jackson in Muhammad Ali Heist Series ‘Fight Night’

The Peacock limited series centers on the infamous heist during the boxer’s historic 1970 comeback fight

Terrence Howard attends the 54th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Terrence Howard attends the 54th NAACP Image Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium (Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Terrence Howard has been cast in Peacock’s upcoming Muhammad Ali heist series “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” TheWrap has learned.

He joins previously announced stars Kevin Hart and Samuel L. Jackson, starring as gangster Richard “Cadillac” Wheeler. Hart also executive produces the project.

“Fight Night” additionally reteams Howard with his “Hustle & Flow” writer-director Craig Brewer, who executive produces the limited series and directs the first two episodes. Shaye Ogbonna (“Penguin,” “The Chi”) created and writes the series in addition to serving as co-showrunner and executive producer with Jason Horwitch.

“Set in Atlanta, the series follows the heavyweight fight and criminal underground heist that introduced the world to the city dubbed ‘the Black Mecca’ and the cop and the hustler at the center of it all,” according to an official log line from Peacock.

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