The Greatest is an upcoming television biographical sports drama limited series about Muhammad Ali from
Amazon MGM Studios for Amazon Prime Video. The series is created by Ben Watkins, and produced in collaboration with Ali's estate, with executive producers including his widow Lonnie Ali, as well as Josh Wakely and Michael B. Jordan.
Contents
Cast
Jaalen Best as Cassius Clay, later Muhammad Ali
Giovanni Ribisi as Clay's boxing trainer, Angelo Dundee
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, later Rahaman Ali
Amin Joseph as Sonny Liston
Erica Tazel as Sonny's wife, Geraldine Liston
Michael Ealy as Malcolm X
Reno Wilson as Drew Bundini Brown
Aleks Paunovic as William Faversham Jr.
Dave Davis as Marvin Geller
Adrian Alvarado as Dr. Ferdie Pacheco
Production
Development
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.
Ben Watkins is executive producer and showrunner on the series, with Watkins executive producing via Blue Monday, as well as directing of the first two episodes. Michael B. Jordan will executive produce for Outlier Society, with Outlier's president Elizabeth Raposo also serving as executive producer. Lonnie Ali, the widow of Muhammad Ali, and Authentic Brands 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.
Casting
The cast is led by Jaalen Best as Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali. Omari Hardwick and Dana Gourrier were cast as his parents in February 2025. Kai Parham plays Ali's brother. Fellow boxer Rudy. Amin Joseph will feature as Sonny Liston, and Michael Ealy has a recurring role as Malcolm X.
Filming
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 included Toronto and elsewhere in Hamilton.
Release
The series is set to premiere in November 4, 2026.
