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Prime Video is entering the boxing ring with "The Greatest," a series that portrays the extraordinary life and career of Muhammad Ali.
A first-look teaser trailer was released at the Essence Festival of Culture in New Orleans over the weekend with a premiere date set for November 4 in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
"The Greatest" is the first authorized scripted series covering Ali's life.
The show is executive produced by Lonnie Ali, the widow of the late boxing icon, and by Oscar-winning actor Michael B. Jordan through his company, Outlier Society.
Actor Jaalen Best stars as Ali.
Best previously appeared in “All American: Homecoming” and “Magnum P.I.” Other cast members include Michael Ealy, Dana Gourrier, Amin Joseph and Kai Parham.
“It’s a show that’s designed to show you all the stuff that wasn’t in documentaries and isn’t available in terms of watching old fights and old interviews,” Ben Watkins, creator, showrunner and executive producer of "The Greatest," recently told Deadline.
“We filmed Season 1, which starts in 1960 when he wins the gold medal and ends in 1964 when he wins the heavyweight title for the first time. In between, there is a coming-of-age story, and a very intimate coming-of-age story that really shows a different side of Ali, who was then Cassius Clay.”
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