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On the heels of the record viewership for his boxing bout with Jake Paul, Netflix has announced that Mike Tyson will be the subject of an upcoming documentary series. From EverWonder Studio, DLP Media Group, and Five All In The Fifth ENtertainment, and made in cooperation with Tyson, the series will consist of three 60-minute episodes and, per the press release, will take an “unflinching look at the life of legendary boxer and cultural icon.”
The logline: From his meteoric rise as the “Baddest Man on the Planet” to his personal struggles – including a period of incarceration and widely publicized struggles (i.e. finances, substance abuse, in-ring controversies) – and eventual redemption, this series will explore the man behind the gloves.
“Having an opportunity to share my story through the reflective lens of my growth and maturity in a multi-part documentary on Netflix will be a challenging journey, yet a very welcoming one,” said Mike Tyson in a statement. “Most people are too scared to look at their lives objectively, wanting to paint themselves as the hero of their own story. But if we are truly objective, we know we can never be the hero in our own story. We have to be able to face the man in the mirror, taking the good with the bad to give a full account of our contributions in this life. Netflix is the perfect platform to tell my story because of their global reach.”
The executive producers are Ian Orefice of EverWonder Studio; Jim Gray of Scratchy Productions, Michael Hughes and Greg C. Lake of DLP Media Group, Douglas Banker of Five All In The Fifth Entertainment.
