Michael B. Jordans New Prime Video Series Debuts Jaw-Dropping Rotten Tomatoes Score

Michael B. Jordan‘s new Prime Video series officially debuts this week, but critics have wasted no time in singing its praises. Produced by the Oscar-winning actor, the sports drama follows the life of Muhammad Ali, whose incredible story is told in an eight-part limited series.

As of this writing, The Greatest has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. Critics are praising the series for its dramatic and inspiring take on one of the most celebrated athletes of all time, with The Wrap calling it “one of the year’s best shows.” Per Fandom Wire, Jaalen Best gives a “powerful, magnetic performance” as Ali, making for a “rich, exhilarating portrait of a man whose greatest victories weren’t always won inside the ring.”

Of course, Ali has been the subject of numerous high-profile biographical projects, but The Greatest appears to a major winner. As RogerEbert.com‘s review points out, the miniseries may not “tell us much we didn’t already know,” but it is still a “thorough, finely crafted series that captures the moments when a gifted young boxer began to embrace the power of his voice in and out of the ring.” TIME Magazine did conclude that, while the series “rarely deviates from the bio-drama template,” the approach suits the story of “a man figuring out who he is and what he values through a noble quest.”

The Greatest follows The Greatest follows a young Cassius Clay (Jaalen Best) on his journey to becoming the Muhammad Ali we know and love. Focusing on his personal, professional and political battles in and outside the ring, the Prime Video series starts at his beginnings in Louisville before becoming a world-famous athlete and public figure. Alongside Best as Ali, the series features Omari Hardwick (Power), Dana Gourrier (Raising Dion), Kai Parham (Colin in Black and White) as Rudy Clay, Amin Joseph (Snowfall) as Sonny Liston, Giovanni Ribisi (Avatar) as Angelo Dundee, and Michael Ealy (Barbershop) as Malcolm X.

The Greatest was executive produced by Lonnie Ali, the wife of the late icon, Michael B. Jordan, and Ben Watkins (Cross), who also serves as showrunner. As the first officially authorized scripted series about the life of Muhammad Ali, the upcoming Prime Video series promises to be a definitive retelling of his coming-of-age journey. While it has been billed as a miniseries, critics have already called for a second season, which may very well be possible if it tops the streaming charts following its debut.

Release Date

November 4, 2026

Network

Prime Video

Showrunner

Ben Watkins

Directors

Stacey Muhammad, Craig Siebels, Ben Watkins

Writers

Ben Watkins, Jeff Augustin, Aiyana White, Blaize Ali-Watkins, Chris Erric Maddox, Maria Warith-Wade

Cast

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  Lacey Creighton

  Stenographer

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  Jim Chad

  Louisville Sponsoring Group Member