The news of the limited series, which comes on the heels of Hulu announcing a limited series based on the boxer from the I, Tonya team, will span the life of Tyson.
“I have been looking to tell my story for quite some time,” Tyson said in a statement.
The project was originally being pitched as a film for the past six years with Foxx attached throughout and a number of big-name directors and studios attached at various points, including Todd Phillips (Joker), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman) and Paramount Pictures.
After years of working to get the project off the ground as a film, the long-gestating Jamie Foxx-led Mike Tyson biopic is gaining new ground as it is shifting to a limited series format with Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer) signing on to helm, according to The Hollywood Reporter.