Netflix Leads Weekly Streaming Picks With Mike Tyson Documentary

A documentary about former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson headlines seven streaming recommendations in The Guardian's weekly entertainment roundup published October 9, 2026. The selection spans documentary filmmaking, crime, fantasy, political drama and gangster television, with Tyson's complicated personal history at the center of the leading pick.

The roundup examines how each production handles its subject matter, from the limitations of authorized biography to ambitious storytelling in Spanish television and the continuing expansion of Marvel's fictional universe.

The Tyson documentary traces his childhood poverty, relentless bullying and the incident in which an antagonist broke the neck of his pigeon, an experience presented as a turning point in his capacity for violence. The film follows his subsequent rise to boxing fame but receives criticism for not challenging him sufficiently over allegations of domestic abuse and his rape conviction.

Donald Trump describes Tyson as "very truthful" in the documentary, a characterization that the review treats skeptically in light of the film's approach to the boxer's troubled history.

The second season of Spanish anthology drama Rage explores the intersecting lives of five women connected to a television network. Its characters include overstretched executive Raquel, hard-partying cleaner Charo, cancer patient Patricia, actor Carla and Tina, who becomes the unwitting subject of the narrative.

The series examines reality, representation and modern life through its interwoven stories. Although its ambitions sometimes exceed its execution, the production maintains an adventurous approach to its themes.

The documentary series The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story investigates the 1985 disappearance and death of Dorothy Lou Thompson, a reclusive pet cemetery owner in Toca, Louisiana. The case incorporates local history, including the town's association with a slave-owning judge and the cemetery land's macabre past.

Although supernatural speculation features prominently, the series centers on a real-life tragedy shaped by human vulnerability rather than relying solely on unexplained phenomena.

Treasure Island revisits Robert Louis Stevenson's pirate adventure with changes to familiar characters. Tomer Capone plays Billy Bones as a smooth-talking hustler, while Hayley Atwell's Bess Hawkins assumes a more prominent role. David Oyelowo portrays Long John Silver opposite Tom Sweet as Jim, the intelligent but inexperienced young protagonist.

Marvel's VisionQuest follows Paul Bettany's android Vision on a dangerous mission while exploring the franchise's history of villains and the search for family. Vision encounters a mysterious teenager who may be his son, while James Spader returns as Ultron and Lauren Morais plays Lisa Molinari, a street artist turned robot criminal with four extra arms.

The series builds on the inventive storytelling associated with WandaVision and moves across generations of Marvel Cinematic Universe antagonists.

The fourth season of The Diplomat continues the geopolitical thriller's increasingly melodramatic storyline. Following an undersea nuclear incident, the United States is prepared to let Russia believe Britain was responsible for removing the bomb. Kate, played by Keri Russell, fears the deception could undermine relations between allies.

Her doubts extend to her husband, Hal, played by Rufus Sewell, whose relationship with the president complicates the political situation as the new season begins.

In the fourth season of Tulsa King, Sylvester Stallone's Dwight Manfredi considers diversifying his criminal operation as he faces pressure from ambitious politicians familiar with his past and rival gangsters seeking opportunities within his empire.

The series continues to rely on Stallone's portrayal of the exiled mobster, although the review finds its storytelling increasingly constrained by familiar genre conventions.