Now playing on Prime Video are all 8 episodes of The Greatest, the scripted series about the life of Muhammad Ali. This the first authorized scripted series about Ali’s life.
Starring Jaalen Best as Cassius Clay/ Muhammad Ali, the cast also includes Omari Hardwick as Ali’s father, Cassius “Cash” Clay Sr., Dana Gourrier as Ali’s mother, Odessa “Bird” Clay, Kai Parham as Ali's brother Rudy, Michael Ealy as Malcolm X, Amin Joseph as Sonny Liston and Erica Tazel as his wife Geraldine, Giovanni Ribisi as Angelo Dundee, Reno Wilson as Drew Bundini Brown, Hill Harper as Elijah Muhammad and Jerod Haynes as Herbert Muhammad.
An inspiring coming of age story, The Greatest profiles Muhammad Ali and the personal, professional, and political battles he fought inside and outside the ring. Set against a changing America, the series follows a once-in-a-generation talent fighting for the right to become his own man. Through the fights that made him a champion and the convictions that made him an icon, a young man from Louisville transforms himself into Muhammad Ali, the greatest of all time. The world remembers an icon, but ‘The Greatest’ is about a man, a husband, a father, a brother, and a son.”
Episodes 3 and 4 were directed by Stacey Muhammad and Episode 8 was directed by A.V. Rockwell.
Ben Watkins is executive producer and showrunner on “The Greatest,” with Watkins executive producing under his Blue Monday banner. Michael B. Jordan executive produces on behalf of Outlier Society, with Outlier’s president Elizabeth Raposo also executive producing. Lonnie Ali, the widow of the late legend, along with Authentic Brand Group’s Corey Salter, Marc Rosen and Matthew Gross serve as executive producers on the series as well..
Blackfilmandtv.com's Wilson Morales talks to The Greatest cast members Jaalen Best, creator Ben Watkins and produer Lonnie Ali, Omari Hardwick, Dana Gourrier, Michael Ealy, Kai Parham, Amin Joseph & Giovanni Ribisi.
