The Muhammad Ali Series In Production, Regé-Jean Page And Morgan Totaling Become Producers

JAKARTA - A sports character-themed series is being loved. The latest one came from the boxing icon Muhammad Ali which will be worked on in an eight-episode serial format.

Streaming service Peacock is reportedly producing this series with the title Excellence: 8 Fighters. Written by Kevin Willmott, the series was adapted from Jonathan Eig's biography of Ali: A Life.

Regé-Jean Page and Morgan Total sit on the producer chair with Willmott and Lori McCreary and Emily Brown.

Launching Variety, Excellence: 8 Fighters tells the story of the moments in Muhammad Ali's life. Each episode will be filled with one of the fights in Ali's life, but the essence of everything is drama outside the ring.

The journey of a Muhammad Ali in the 20th century which was filled with consequences and controversial will come in several episodes.

So far, Peacock has not revealed who is the lucky person who will play Muhammad Ali. But this news is their latest content in 2023 after producing the series Mrs. Davis which will be released in April.

Excellence: 8 Fighters became Page's first contribution as a producer. His name is popular after starring in the Bridgerton series in 2020. Then he expanded his acting by starring in the film The Gray Man and will play Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.

Meanwhile, Morgan Totaling is known as an actor and producer who is heavily involved in projects such as Madam Secretary and Invictus.