Netflix launches the four-part docu-series Tyson
The new project chronicles the boxer’s life, from his tough childhood to his personal setbacks.
Floyd Russ directed a four-episode documentary series that follows Mike Tyson from his harsh childhood to his sporting rise, then to decades of self-inflicted adversity. The boxer has already been the focus of an Animal Planet documentary, Taking on Tyson, and an Adult Swim animated series, Mike Tyson Mysteries. He hosted a solo show about his journey and, in 2022, Hulu released the limited series Mike, which Tyson likened to a slave master. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Netflix series tells his story “as only Mike Tyson could have done,” while recalling the many versions already presented.