Synopsis
Mike (2022), Season 1 — watch online on iFILM. Eight episodes of the Tyson biopic drama, with Trevante Rhodes stepping into the role of the heavyweight champ. You may know Tyson; the question here is whether you know Mike.
Framed like a one-man stage show, the season walks his whole life. A Brownsville kid with dozens of arrests before he turns fourteen. Cus D'Amato, who hands him discipline and an outsized ego on the way to the youngest heavyweight title ever. Then Robin Givens, Don King, money with no brakes, the stunning loss to Buster Douglas, the rape conviction and the years in an Indiana prison, the infamous bite in the Holyfield fight. The show neither excuses the man nor buries him — it just lays out every crack. Best for viewers ready for an uneasy portrait. Stream Mike Season 1 online on iFILM.
8 episodes
S1·E1Thief
From the perspective of his one-man-show, Mike Tyson asks the question ‘Who am I?’ as he reflects on his childhood in Brownsville, New York, where he already has 37 arrests on his record by the time he is just 13.
S1·E2Monster
Cus D'amato discovers Mike at 13, gives him discipline, extremely honed skills and an ego, transforming Mike into the youngest Heavyweight Champion of all time. But at what cost?
S1·E3Lover
Mike falls hard for Robin Givens and asks, "How can someone who hates himself love anyone else?'
S1·E4Meal Ticket
Newly single with unlimited access to the world, Don King encourages Mike's excessive lifestyle, causing him to lose his title to Buster Douglas in the biggest upset in boxing history.
S1·E5Desiree
An 18 year old honor student from a small town in Rhode Island named Desiree Washington accuses Mike of rape.
S1·E6Jailbird
Mike reflects on his 3 years behind bars at the Indiana Department of Corrections.
S1·E7Cannibal
Tyson examines the complicated events that led up to his fight with Evander Holyfield and the 'bite heard round the world.'
S1·E8Phoenix
Mike faces his demons, going from the most despised man in the world to beloved figure, as he comes to terms with who he really is.
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