Blood Brothers limited series on Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X's friendship is in the works

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A+E Studios' Blood Brothers is based on the 2016 book Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X from historians Johnny Smith and Randy Roberts. Written by former Luke Cage and Sons of Anarchy executive producer Charles Murray, Blood Brothers is described "as a unique examination of the friendship between two of our generation’s most prominent Black figures: Muhammad Ali, the future heavyweight champion of the world, and Malcolm X, the controversial public voice of the Nation of Islam. Beginning with Ali’s (then known as Cassius Clay) initial meeting and eventual bond with Malcolm X, the series will explore their personal lives and instantaneous friendship, as well as the relationship’s eventual demise due to America’s socio-political tensions and divisiveness within the Nation of Islam." The news comes the same morning Amazon released the trailer for One Night in Miami, a film directed by Regina King that also explores Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X's relationship.