‘Mike’: Mike Tyson’s gruesome life can now be discovered on Disney Plus+


    The series and movies that portray the lives of famous people from different fields have a special appeal. Traveling through time to meet writers, athletes, filmmakers, musicians or scientists always reveal unknown facets of idols and historical figures of great relevance in their field. That’s why in recent years they have become instant hits Bohemian Rhapsody, with rami maleck as Freddy Mercury, either Rocketmanabout Elton John, and there is so much expectation about the premiere of Blondearound the figure of Marilyn Monroe.

    DisneyPlus+ has also been able to understand this interest and, taking advantage of Disney Plus Day, from Thursday, September 8 we can discover the most unknown facets of the former boxer Mike Tyson in the biographical series Mike. The screenwriter Steve Rogers, director daniel gillespie (in charge of the pilot episode), both architects of the film I Tony, and the showrunner Karin Gist (Our Kind of People) invite us to explore the life of this American who became one of the great figures of boxing, but not without accumulating controversy.

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    Mike: cast and synopsis of the series about Tyson on Disney Plus +

    Via 8 episodes (although only the first 4 are offered on opening day), released under the Star brand, Mike talks about the controversial history of Mike Tyson. This miniseries chronicles the many ups and downs of boxer Tyson’s career and personal life, from globally adored athlete to outcast and back. This series focused on the boxer also talks about the class difference in the United States, race, fame and the power of the media, misogyny, wealth inequality, the American dream and how we ourselves forged the character that It was Mike Tyson.

    Despite being an unauthorized biography, the fiction tries to anchor itself to Tyson’s reality as much as possible, capturing the turbulent personal and professional ups and downs and his passing from sports icon to oblivion or even the contempt of some and his subsequent media resurrection. Yes indeed, the series takes certain licenses in terms of characters, events, locations and dialogue, since some are fictional.

    All this vital movement is not possible without the interpretation of Trevante Rhodes (moonlit) as Mike Tyson and Russell Hornsby (Lost in Space) as Don King, his boxing promoter. The miniseries completes its cast with the participation of Harvey Keitel, Laura Harris, Li Eubanks, Olunike Adeliyi Y BJ Minor.

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‘Mike’: Mike Tyson’s gruesome life can now be discovered on Disney Plus+