Omari Hardwick (Power) and Dana Gourrier (P-Valley) have been cast as leads opposite Jaalen Best in The Greatest, Prime Video’s limited series about the life of Muhammad Ali, from executive producer Michael B. Jordan and executive producer/showrunner Ben Watkins.
The series will feature the defining moments in Ali’s life and career — both in and out of the ring — that have been well documented as well as moments that took place outside the spotlight. The world remembers an icon, but The Greatest is about a man, a husband, a father, a brother, and a son.
Best will play the boxing legend. Hardwick will play his father, Cassius “Cash” Clay Sr. Gourrier will play his mother, Odessa “Bird” Clay.
The Greatest is produced by Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society, which has an overall deal with Amazon MGM Studios, Watkins’ Blue Monday Productions, Authentic Studios, Roc Nation, Polygram Entertainment, a Universal Music Group partner, and Grace: A Storytelling Company.
Watkins, Jordan and Outlier Society president Elizabeth Raposo executive produce alongside Ali’s widow, Lonnie Ali, Authentic Brand Group’s Corey Salter, Marc Rosen and Matthew Gross, Roc Nation, Michele Anthony, and Boyd Muir. Co-executive producing are David Blackman for Polygram and Josh Wakely via his Grace: A Storytelling Company.
Former Power star Hardwick was most recently seen in the Paramount+ film Star Trek: Section 31 opposite Michelle Yeoh and in the Netflix movie The Mother opposite Jennifer Lopez for Netflix. He is repped by UTA.
Gourrier’s recent credits include a recurring role on the AMC series Interview With The Vampire. She is repped by Paradigm and Principal Entertainment LA.
