Season 1 – Tyson

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Season 1 – Tyson

Oct 2026

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Tracing Mike Tyson's rise from Brooklyn to becoming the youngest heavyweight champion, and the fame, controversy, and personal reckoning that followed.

Benji Wilson

Daily Telegraph (UK)

2 days ago

4/5

It’s Tyson’s story in a single frame -- the unpredictability and animalism that made him box office. It simmered throughout his boxing career, and it is never far from the surface in Tyson.

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Daniel Fienberg

The Hollywood Reporter

Oct 15, 2026

Tyson’s vulnerable volatility is hard to look away from, and Tyson is as well -- especially since most people who are grossed out by the excessive platforming of this severely damaged pugilist probably won’t watch anyway.

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Hannah J Davies

Guardian

Oct 15, 2026

1/5

An exercise in not taking due accountability, and swerving your opponent’s punches. Tyson ends by talking about how “special” he is. Certainly, it takes a singular figure to star in a programme this gross.

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Marty Brown

Common Sense Media

1 day ago

3/5

All documentaries, as much as they might seem objective on the surface, can't help but have a point of view; this one chooses to rewrite history.

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Barbara Ellen

Observer (UK)

2 days ago

The documentary series, all credit due, doesn’t hurry through the darkness as some portraits do. It’s also the opposite of glossy. Tough, complicated and disturbing.

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Ed Power

Irish Times

Oct 15, 2026

Absorbing, if at times uncomfortable.

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Sam U

@lotrhp90 1 day ago

I haven’t felt this way watching a documentary since the last dance came out. Wow.

Eric H

@emann50 2 days ago

Insight into the amazing rise and fall of an icon.

Breathe J

@SilverScreenSweetheart 5 days ago

A very candid, emotional, and gripping documentary about a polarizing athlete who rose like a phoenix from the projects to a champion boxer, took at least two hard falls from grace, and then resurrected once more. The documentary includes both rare and infamous archival footage, as well as interviews with those closest to Mike Tyson. I would recommend it to fans of Mike Tyson, boxing, and documentaries. Thank you for reading my review! God bless you, and stay safe.

Cheryl R

@Chereve 5 days ago

Fantastic insight into a complicated individual. At times, very sad and sobering.

Myles C

@Myles_21 6 days ago

For someone in their early 30’s who heard all the stories of the greatness of Tyson in the 90’s, but only got to see the downfall and craziness in the 2000’s, I absolutely loved it! Not for everyone, but I sure did love it.

I. D

@RT97108861 Oct 15, 2026

Skip it. So bad. We were bummed. Endless stories of Mike Tyson being a victim of conniving women. This thing is a joke. Oddly tone deaf. But at least they included a lot of Donald Trump in it hahaha...

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Floyd Russ

Director

Mike Tyson

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Bill Simmons

Executive Producer

Jim Gray

Executive Producer

Ian Orefice

Executive Producer

Episode 1

Aired Oct 13, 2026

Power

Arrested multiple times by age 13, all hope seems lost for a young Mike Tyson; but a fateful encounter with boxing trainer Cus D'Amato changes his life.

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Episode 2

Aired Oct 13, 2026

Greed

After achieving a historic feat in the ring, Tyson is on top of the world, until a turbulent marriage, a devious promoter and vices throw off his game.

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Episode 3

Aired Oct 13, 2026

Trust

In the wake of defeat, Tyson sets out to reclaim his record-setting title, only to see a criminal conviction and prison sentence shatter his plans.

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Episode 4

Aired Oct 13, 2026

Human

Life after the infamous Bite Fight forces Tyson to contend with a world beyond boxing, leading to a journey of retirement, reinvention and recovery.

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Director: Floyd Russ
Executive Producer: Bill Simmons, Jim Gray, Ian Orefice
Network: Netflix
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Documentary, Biography
Original Language: English
Release Date: Oct 13, 2026

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