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Genre | Biopic |
Created by | Ben Watkins |
Directed by | Ben Watkins |
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Original language | English |
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Network | Amazon Prime Video |
The Greatest is an upcoming television series biopic of Muhammad Ali from Amazon MGM Studios for Amazon Prime Video. The series is produced in collaboration with Muhammad Ali's estate with executive producer's including his widow Lonnie Ali, as well as Josh Wakely and Michael B. Jordan.
The series received a series order from Amazon Prime Video in July 2024 with the series produced in collaboration with Muhammad Ali's estate. The rights to his life story were originally acquired by executive producer Josh Wakely, who brought the project to Amazon. It is produced by Amazon MGM Studios. [1]
Ben Watkins is executive producer and showrunner on the series with Watkins executive producing via Blue Monday, as well as director of the first two episodes. Michael B. Jordan will executive produce for Outlier Society, with Outlier’s president Elizabeth Raposo also executive producer. Lonnie Ali, the widow of Muhammad Ali and Authentic Brand Group’s Corey Salter, Marc Rosen and Matthew Gross are also executive producers on the series as are Michele Anthony and Boyd Muir. It is also produced by Authentic Studios, Roc Nation, Polygram Entertainment, a Universal Music Group partner, and Grace: A Storytelling Company. [2] [3] [4]
The cast is led by Jaalen Best as Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali. [5] Omari Hardwick and Dana Gourrier were cast as his parents in February 2025. [3] Kai Parham plays Ali’s brother and fellow boxer Rudy. Amin Joseph will feature as Sonny Liston, and Michael Ealy has a recurring role as Malcolm X. [4]
Filming took place in Cobourg, Ontario in April 2025, and at the Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority, an Art Deco style building in Hamilton's North End in July 2025.
Additional filming locations also including Toronto and elsewhere in Hamilton. [6] [7] [8] [4]