Mike (miniseries)

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Mike
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Genre
Created by Steven Rogers
Starring
Composer Peter Nashel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Jason Roberts
  • Thane Watkins
Running time32 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Hulu
ReleaseAugust 25 (2022-08-25) 
September 15, 2022 (2022-09-15)

Mike is an American television miniseries created by Steven Rogers. The series is an unauthorized look at the life of boxer Mike Tyson, with Trevante Rhodes as the title role, and co-stars Russell Hornsby. Rogers reunites with numerous collaborators from the film I, Tonya (2017), including director Craig Gillespie, and executive producers Tom Ackerley, Margot Robbie, and Bryan Unkeless. It premiered on Hulu on August 25, 2022. [1] [2] The series received mixed reviews from critics, and was heavily criticized by Tyson for being made without his involvement nor compensation. [3]

Contents

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

Eight episodes have been announced. [4]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release date
1"Thief" Craig Gillespie Steven Rogers August 25, 2022 (2022-08-25)
2"Monster"Craig GillespieSteven RogersAugust 25, 2022 (2022-08-25)
3"Lover"Craig Gillespie Keisha Zollar September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
4"Meal Ticket"Craig GillespieDarnell BrownSeptember 1, 2022 (2022-09-01)
5"Desiree"Tiffany JohnsonKarin Gist & Samantha Corbin-MillerSeptember 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
6"Jailbird"Tiffany JohnsonSamantha Corbin-MillerSeptember 8, 2022 (2022-09-08)
7"Cannibal" Director X Mando Alvarado September 15, 2022 (2022-09-15)
8"Phoenix"Director X Anthony Sparks September 15, 2022 (2022-09-15)

Release

Mike was released on Disney+ internationally as a Star Original and on Star+ in Latin America the same day it debuted on Hulu in the US. [5]

Reception

Critical reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 43% approval rating based on 35 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.30/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "This unauthorized biopic of The Baddest Man on the Planet is undeniably ambitious as it weighs the legendary boxer's many contradictions, but it ultimately punches itself out with uneven execution." [6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 54 out of 100 based on 22 critic reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [7]

Reaction from Mike Tyson

Tyson was not involved with the series and criticized Hulu for producing it. [8]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2023 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic SpecialTrevante RhodesLost [9]
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic SpecialRussell HornsbyLost

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References

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