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[07/11/24 - 08:00 AM]
Prime Video Orders "The Greatest," Starring Jaalen Best, from Amazon MGM Studios, Outlier Society, Roc Nation, Blue Monday Productions, Authentic Studios, Polygram Entertainment, and Grace: A Storytelling Company
Jaalen Best is set to play the titular role in the series.
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[02/08/21 - 11:51 PM]
Development Update: Monday, February 8
Updates include: Michael B. Jordan, Jay-Z team for "The Greatest" at Amazon; FX greenlights pilot for "The Spook Who Sat by the Door"; and Ruben Garcia to helm The CW's "Tom Swift" backdoor pilot.
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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
2/8/21
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7/11/24
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STATUS:
currently in development (2024-2025 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to series |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Amazon's press release, July 2024) Today, Prime Video announced that it has ordered The Greatest, the first authorized scripted series about the life of global icon, boxing champion, and humanitarian Muhammad Ali. The series, which has unprecedented access to the estate of Ali, is produced by Michael B. Jordan's (The Creed Franchise) Outlier Society, Ben Watkins' Blue Monday Productions, Authentic Studios, Roc Nation, Polygram Entertainment, a Universal Music Group partner, and Grace: A Storytelling Company, with Watkins (Cross) set as showrunner and executive producer. Jaalen Best (All American: Homecoming) is set to play the titular role in the series. The Greatest will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The Greatest intimately explores the incomparable life of Muhammad Ali. The amazing victories and defeats that made Ali a legend, both in and out of the ring, have been well documented and while those landmark events will live in The Greatest, the heartbeat of the story is fueled by all the moments that took place outside of the spotlight. The world remembers an icon, but The Greatest is about a man, a husband, a father, a brother, and a son. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Jaalen Best as Muhammad Ali
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Ben Watkins as EP
· Boyd Muir as EP
· Corey Salter as EP
· David Blackman as EP
· Elizabeth Raposo as EP
· Josh Wakely as CRTR/EP
· Lonnie Ali as EP
· Marc Rosen as EP
· Matthew Gross as EP
· Michael B. Jordan as EP
· Michele Anthony as EP
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Amazon MGM Studios
· Authentic Studios
· Blue Monday Productions
· Grace: A Storytelling Company
· Outlier Society
· Polygram Entertainment
· Roc Nation
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