Michael B. Jordan’s Muhammad Ali series The Greatest drops first trailer, sets Nov. 4 premiere

Prime Video revealed the first trailer for The Greatest, its Muhammad Ali limited series executive produced by Michael B. Jordan, confirming the eight-episode drama will premiere Wednesday, November 4, in more than 240 countries worldwide.

TL;DR

• Prime Video unveiled the first teaser for The Greatest at ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans on Saturday, July 4.
• The eight-episode limited series premieres Wednesday, November 4, in more than 240 countries and territories.
• Jaalen Best stars as a young Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali; Jordan produces through his Outlier Society banner.
• The show is the first scripted series authorized by Muhammad Ali’s estate, with his widow, Lonnie Ali, serving as an executive producer.

First look arrives at Essence Festival

The premiere date and teaser were announced during a mainstage presentation at ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans, moderated by ESPN and ABC News journalist Kelley Carter, according to a press release from Amazon MGM Studios. Creator, showrunner and executive producer Ben Watkins joined star Best onstage alongside cast members Dana Gourrier, Amin Joseph, Kai Parham and Michael Ealy.

The clip also circulated on social media that same day, with the trailer reportedly making the rounds online hours before the official reveal, according to Men’s Journal.

240+ — Countries and territories where The Greatest will stream at launch Source: Amazon MGM Studios press release

Inside The Greatest

Billed as an intimate look at the boxing champion, humanitarian and global icon, the series follows Ali’s path from Louisville newcomer to one of the most influential athletes in history, according to Deadline. Best leads the cast as Cassius Clay and Ali, with Omari Hardwick and Gourrier playing his parents, Amin Joseph as rival Sonny Liston, and Michael Ealy in a recurring role as Malcolm X.

Watkins, who also directs the first two episodes, said the show is designed to reveal “all the stuff that wasn’t in documentaries.” Season one spans 1960 to 1964, tracking Ali’s Olympic gold medal win through his first heavyweight title.

The Greatest is the first scripted project authorized by the Ali estate. Watkins produces via Blue Monday Productions, alongside Jordan’s Outlier Society, Authentic Studios, Roc Nation, Polygram Entertainment and Grace: A Storytelling Company.

UK viewers and how to watch

UK audiences will be able to stream The Greatest on Prime Video as part of a standard Amazon Prime membership, which currently costs £8.99 a month following a 30-day free trial, according to Amazon’s UK site. No separate rental or purchase has been announced for the series.

Jordan builds out his Prime Video slate

The trailer lands as Jordan expands his footprint at Amazon MGM Studios. Beyond The Greatest, his Outlier Society banner is developing Delphi, a Creed spinoff set at the gym that trained Apollo and Adonis Creed, and a television adaptation of the fantasy novel Fourth Wing, according to CBR. Neither of those projects has begun production.

The Greatest premieres Wednesday, November 4, exclusively on Prime Video.

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