Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heistdebuts on Rotten Tomatoes to an impressive score. Created by Shaye Ogbanna,Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heistis based on the true story of Muhammad Ali’s return to boxing in 1970 and the attempted heist at the event’s after party in Atlanta. The Peacock miniseries features a stacked cast, includingSamuel L. Jackson, Kevin Hart, Don Cheadle, Terrence Howard, and Taraji P. Henson.
Rotten Tomatoesnow reveals thatFight Night: The Million Dollar Heisthas debuted with a high critics' score of 91% from 11 reviews. This score is sure to change as more reviews are added, but Ogbanna’s limited series is evidently off to a strong start. No Popcornmeter score (previously called the audience score) has been revealed just yet as there are fewer than 50 audience ratings, but one is sure to emerge as more viewers get a chance to watch the show.
What Fight Night’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Means For The Series
The Peacock Show Could Have Awards Potential
Normally, a high score on Rotten Tomatoes would be a positive sign forFight Night’s longevity as a TV show, but since the title is a limited series, it’s not intended to run for more than eight episodes anyway. It’s possible, however, that the show’s 91% signals awards potential. In the reviews that have emerged thus far,Fight Night’s casthas been the subject of particular praise, including Hart, who is said to nail his more serious dramatic role as Gordon “Chicken Man” Williams after a career of playing more comedic characters.
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Fight Night’s sense of time and place, too, is singled out in some reviews, withOgbanna presenting a fun and lively but still grounded take on 1970 Atlanta. The true story component of the show has also been a point of praise, with the historical event being obscure enough that many viewers won’t be familiar with what happens to each character and how the heist turns out.
Our Take On Fight Night’s Rotten Tomatoes Score
What It Signals For The Future For Two Key Figures
Though he’s served as a writer on projects likeGod’s Country(2022) andThe Chi(2022),Fight Nightmarks Ogbanna’s first major project as a creator. It remains to be seen how audiences will respond to thePeaock show, butit could end up opening the door for more Ogbanna-driven projects in the future.
With Hart’s performance also drawing praise,Fight Nightcould be the start of the comedian taking on more dramatic roles. His role as Williams may not be his first serious part, but it could well end up being his most successful. Hopefully, an audience score forFight Nightemerges over the next couple of days to provide a fuller picture of the show’s reception.
New episodes ofFight Night: The Million Dollar Heistrelease on Thursdays on Peacock.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
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Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is a crime drama television series created for Peacock. Based on the true-crime podcast, the series recounts the night in 1970 when Muhammad Ali achieved a comeback, all the while a dangerous armed robbery changed the landscape of the city forever.
