Season 1
The 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". [3] 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". [4]
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". [5] 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". [6]
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. [7]
