At Home with the Furys is a British fly-on-the-wall television documentary series about the WBC heavyweight boxer Tyson Fury and his family. The first season was released by Netflix on 16 August 2023. Shortly after the first season aired, the series was renewed for a second series.[1]
| At Home with the Furys | |
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| Genre | Documentary |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 28-42 minutes |
| Production company | Netflix |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
| Release | 16 August 2023 – present |
Premise
editThe series follows Tyson Fury, the heavyweight boxing champion, as he exits the ring and tries to embrace retirement with his family including his wife Paris, father John, and his six children.
The documentary deals with themes of grief, mental health, bipolar disorder, addiction, travellers, religion, coming-of-age and parenting.
It is filmed mostly on location in Morecambe, Lancashire and in Cheshire. Several episodes in the first series are filmed across Europe; Iceland, Cannes, Mallorca, London and the Isle of Man.
Episodes
editOverview
edit| Series | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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| 1 | 9 | 16 August 2023 | ||
Season 1 (2023)
edit| No. | Title | Original release date | |
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| 1 | "A Life Without Boxing" | 16 August 2023 | |
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Three weeks after officially retiring from boxing, Tyson struggles to adjust to life outside the ring. His brother Tommy makes a surprising announcement. | |||
| 2 | "A Giant Six Foot Nine Child" | 16 August 2023 | |
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Tyson meets with fans and fields questions about his retirement during a tour to the Isle of Man. At home, Paris grills Venezuela about her ambitions. | |||
| 3 | "Picking A Fight With A Viking" | 16 August 2023 | |
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Tyson, his father John and Paris open up about his ongoing struggles with mental health. Later, he flies to Iceland on a whim for an exhibition fight. | |||
| 4 | "Fighting Temptation" | 16 August 2023 | |
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After a disastrous trip to Iceland, Paris throws Tyson a surprise party to cheer him up. Can he resist taking the bait when a new opponent taunts him? | |||
| 5 | "I'm Coming Home Baby!" | 16 August 2023 | |
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Devastating news prompts Tyson to reconsider his life choices while on holiday in Mallorca. Mixed emotions brew when he decides to end his retirement. | |||
| 6 | "Will You Marry Me ... Again?!" | 16 August 2023 | |
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Tyson sets his sights on boxing champion Anthony Joshua for his return to the ring. Later, he takes Paris to Cannes and stages a romantic surprise. | |||
| 7 | "D-Day for AJ" | 16 August 2023 | |
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Tyson treats Venezuela to a father-daughter spa day for her birthday. Pressure mounts as he waits for Joshua to decide whether or not to fight him. | |||
| 8 | "Furious In Dubai" | 16 August 2023 | |
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As he leaves for an intensive 8-week training camp, Tyson has an emotional goodbye with Paris and the kids. Drama flares ahead of Tommy's match in Dubai. | |||
| 9 | "This Game Could Be Over" | 16 August 2023 | |
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Adrenaline and anxieties soar as Tyson's team and family watch him take on Derek Chisora, his longtime rival, during an epic exhibition in London. | |||
Reception
editThe reviews were mostly favourable, with 73/100 rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Deborah Ross, a critic at The Mail on Sunday, described it as "reality TV gold" and gave the first season a 4/5 rating.
In a review for The Independent, Rachel McGrath noted that "it's not the heavyweight champ who is the breakout star".[2] McGrath expanded on the idea that "Fury is our modern-day Ozzy – a man whose intense career couldn't be further from stay-at-home dad, now thrown into domestic life. His existence is one of wild juxtapositions." She gave the documentary a 3/5 rating.
In a more scathing review for The Guardian, Jack Seale gave the documentary a 2/5 rating, stating in article's foreword [...] "this sluggish celebrity family show is like Keeping Up With the Kardashians – but set in Morecambe. You can't blame Tyson for wanting to get back in the ring".[3]
Two days after Netflix aired the 9-episode first series of the documentary, the BBC ran an article claiming that "critics praise mental health depiction in Netflix show".[4] The article claims that "in a four-star review, the Evening Standard said: "There are too many silly moments to count, but there are also unexpectedly profound ones". The article references Rachel McGrath's review saying she "awarded the series three stars, writing: "Netflix don't seem to have realised that the lead star being bored isn't the best starting point for a series about family life."
In her four-star review, Carol Midgley of The Times suggested the show occasionally "feels scripted", noting the Furys know that "the cameras are on them and perhaps act up for them".[5]
According to The Daily Telegraph's Anita Singh, generally the Furys "come across as a likeable couple". She gave the first season a 3/5 rating.[6]
References
edit- ^ Lucretia Munro (4 September 2023). "Netflix 'make decision' on At Home with Fury's after Tyson said he wanted to quit series". Mirror. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Rachel McGrath. "At Home with the Furys review: There's a breakout star in boxing's first family". Independent. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Jack Seale. "At Home With the Furys review – how have they made the boxer's life look so excruciatingly dull?". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "At Home With The Furys: Critics praise mental health depiction in Netflix show". BBC. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Carol Midgley (16 August 2023). "At Home with the Furys review — Tyson makes a knockout subject for this series". The Times. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ Anita Singh (16 August 2023). "At Home with the Furys, review: Netflix series should have dived deeper into Tyson's mental health". Telegraph. Retrieved 5 September 2023.