Dexter Darden will be stepping into the ring as Muhammed Ali, the greatest boxer to have ever lived, for Peacock’s Limited series, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Darden will be starring in Fight Night for Peacock alongside veterans; Kevin Hart, Terrence Howard, and Samuel L. Jackson.
The series was created by Shaye Ogbonna, based on the podcast of the same name from iHeart Podcasts, Doghouse Pictures, and Will Packer Media. The Fight Night series chronicles the events of the robbery in 1970 during Ali’s grand comeback fight.
The Fight Night Crew
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Ogbonna and Jason Horwitch are set as showrunners, Craig Brewer will be directing the first couple of episodes, while executive producing with Kevin Hart, Bryan Smiley, and Mike Stein under Hartbeat Productions. Will Packer and Sabrina Wind will be executive producing under Will Packer Media, and Conal Byrne, Will Pearson, Carrie Lieberman, Jeff Keating, and Lars Jacobson for iHeart Podcasts. Tiffany Brown and Kenny Burns will be co-executive producing for Hartbeat Productions and Studio 43 respectively. Fight Night will be distributed by Universal Television.
Darden Dares To Be Muhammed Ali
Dexter Darden is a rising star known for his work on Discneychannel’s The Minutemen, for those millennials like myself who remember him as Chester, Joyful Noise with Keke Palmer, the famous Maze Runner trilogy, the Saved By The Bell series that existed, and most recently Chang Can Dunk on Disney Plus.
I’ve seen his acting in most of the aforementioned productions, though I’ll admit there are some I like more than others, I believe he has the talent and range to portray an icon like Muhammed Ali. Darden has the demeanor, charisma, and raw power all checked. This casting is an inspired choice, I look forward to seeing him in action.
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Source: Deadline
