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| Created by | Steven Rogers |
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| Composer | Peter Nashel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 32 minutes |
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| Network | Hulu |
| Release | August 25 (2022-08-25) – September 15, 2022 (2022-09-15) |
Mike is an American televisionminiseries created bySteven Rogers. The series is anunauthorized look at the life of boxerMike Tyson, withTrevante Rhodes as the title role, and co-starsRussell Hornsby. Rogers reunites with numerous collaborators from the filmI, Tonya (2017), including directorCraig Gillespie, and executive producersTom Ackerley,Margot Robbie, and Bryan Unkeless. It premiered onHulu on August 25, 2022.[1] The series received mixed reviews from critics, and was criticized by Tyson for being made without his involvement nor compensation.[2]
Eight episodes have been announced.[3]
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Thief" | Craig Gillespie | Steven Rogers | August 25, 2022 (2022-08-25) |
| 2 | "Monster" | Craig Gillespie | Steven Rogers | August 25, 2022 (2022-08-25) |
| 3 | "Lover" | Craig Gillespie | Keisha Zollar | September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 4 | "Meal Ticket" | Craig Gillespie | Darnell Brown | September 1, 2022 (2022-09-01) |
| 5 | "Desiree" | Tiffany Johnson | Karin Gist & Samantha Corbin-Miller | September 8, 2022 (2022-09-08) |
| 6 | "Jailbird" | Tiffany Johnson | Samantha Corbin-Miller | September 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) |
Mike premiered onHulu in the United States on August 25, 2022.[4] Internationally, the series was released onDisney+.[5]
Thereview aggregator websiteRotten 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]
Mike Tyson publicly criticized Hulu over the production ofMike, claiming Hulu created the project without his permission or compensation. On social media, he accused Hulu of "stealing" his life story, comparing them to "slave masters," and expressed frustration that UFC President Dana White was offered millions to promote the series while he received nothing. Tyson condemned Hulu's decision to announce the series during Black History Month, calling it a prime example of corporate greed and cultural misappropriation.[8] The show's showrunner, Karen Gist, addressed the project's unauthorized nature, stating it aimed to challenge public perceptions of Tyson.[9]
The series was one of 200 television series that receivedthe ReFrame Stamp for the years 2022 to 2023. The stamp is awarded by the gender equity coalitionReFrame and industry databaseIMDbPro for film and television projects that are proven to have gender-balanced hiring, with stamps being awarded to projects that hire female-identifying people, especially women of color, in four out of eight key roles for their production.[10][11]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2023 | Canadian Society of Cinematographers Awards | Best Cinematography in TV Series - Half Hour Scripted | Brendan Uegama | Nominated | [12] |
| NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special | Trevante Rhodes | Nominated | [13] | |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Television Movie, Limited Series or Dramatic Special | Russell Hornsby | Nominated | |||
| 2024 | Black Reel TV Awards | Outstanding Supporting Performance in a TV Movie/Limited Series | Russell Hornsby | Nominated | [14] |