A scripted eight-part series about boxing icon Muhammad Ali, titled Excellence: 8 Fights is currently in the works, reported Deadline. English-Zimbabwean actor Regé-Jean Page and American artist Morgan Freeman are both confirmed to be on board as executive producers.
The series will be based on Jonathan Eig’s biography, Ali: A Life and written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Kevin Willmott. As per the publication, Willmott, Lori McCreary for Revelations Entertainment and Emily Brown will join Freeman and Page as producers.
Although an official date for the series hasn’t been announced yet, it is set to release on the streaming service, Peacock.
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Excellence: 8 Fights will “chronograph eight different and defining moments in the legendary life of Muhammed Ali,” according to the description of the programme. The opening of each episode will feature a fight from Ali’s career, but the real focus of the show will be the drama that takes place outside the ring, where we will examine the conflict that existed in Ali’s heart and mind throughout his life as one of the most significant and divisive figures of the 20th century.
The sporting legend will be honoured in the movies once again this year. Before this, tributes to the legendary boxer have been paid in a number of documentaries and motion pictures, including The Greatest (1977), Ali (2001), What’s My Name? Muhammad Ali (2019), and Blood Brothers: Malcolm X & Muhammad Ali (2021).
Ali was a legendary heavyweight boxer who lived throughout the 20th century and had a great career that lasted three decades. Ali passed away in 2016.
Historic fights like the Rumble in the Jungle against George Foreman were part of Ali’s 30-year career, which spanned from 1960 to 1981 and saw him retire with a record of 56-5.
