“The show is not meant to glorify his life,” Gist says.
“We were never trying to say that Mike Tyson is a hero or Mike Tyson is a villain.
“Then one of us said, ‘What about doing that with Mike Tyson?’
Trevante Rhodes as Mike Tyson in ‘Mike.'.HULU
I clicked to that because to me, his story is so compelling, contradictory, and complex.
In some ways, it’s a cautionary tale of the American Dream.
It also seemed like quite a ride.
Hulu’s ‘Mike’.Hulu
It seemed like a good time to tell it.”
No one is just one thing.
There’s more behind a sound bite or a headline or gossip,” Gist says.
“We wanted to let our audience decide what they think and feel.”
In addition to Rhodes,Mikealso stars Russell Hornsby, Harvey Keitel, Laura Harrier, and Li Eubanks.
Mikedebuts Aug. 25 on Hulu.
Watch the exclusive trailer above.
