Joe Otterson TV ReporterTrevante Rhodes will star as Mike Tyson in the upcoming Hulu series “Iron Mike,” Variety has learned.Rhodes will also executive produce the series in addition to starring. “Iron Mike” was ordered to series at the streamer in February.
The series is said to explore the wild, tragic and controversial life and career of Tyson, one of the most polarizing figures in sports culture.Rhodes had his breakout role in the Academy Award-winning 2016 film “Moonlight.” He also recently starred in the hit Netflix film “Birdbox” and in Hulu’s “The United States vs.
Billie Holiday.” He is repped by Jackoway Austen Tyerman.“Iron Mike has received an eight-episode order at Hulu. Production will begin later this year.
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