Who’s in it : Jaalen Best, Omari Hardwick, Dana Gourrier, Kai Parham, Giovanni Ribisi, Amin Joseph, Michael Ealy, Erica Tazel, Joel Keller, Reno Wilson
Who made it : created by Ben Watkins; directed by Stacey Muhammad, Emmanuel Osei-Kuffour, Ben Watkins, A.V. Rockwell, Craig Siebels; written by Aiyana White, Jeff Augustin, Blaize Ali-Watkins, Maria Warith-Wade, Chris Erric Maddox
Time commitment : 8 x 37-60 min episodes
Synopsis : A ringside ticket to the championship rounds of Muhammad Ali’s life
To be young, gifted and black. Nina Simone’s civil rights anthem echoes the unbreakable self-belief of Muhammad Ali in Ben Watkins’ biographical drama, The Greatest . It covers the early part of the boxer’s career, from gold medal triumph at the 1960 Rome Olympics to an epic first heavyweight championship win over Sonny Liston in Miami four years later, and from ambitious pugilist to political activist. Set against the backdrop of a racially cleaved United States, The Greatest is a rich study of the ideas, people and relationships that shaped a cultural icon.
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