TV series
Dear Mama
Overview
Explore the history of activist Afeni Shakur and hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, two voices that could not be silenced. Told through the eyes of the people who knew them best, this series is an intimate wide-angle portrait of the most inspiring and dangerous mother-son duo in American history, whose unified message of freedom, equality, persecution and justice are more relevant today than ever.
Details
- First air date
- 2023-04-21
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 5 episodes
- Genres
- Documentary
- Network
- FX
- Production
- Defiant Ones Media Group, Amaru Entertainment, DreamCrew, Interscope Films, MACRO, Polygram Entertainment
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tupac Shakur as Self (archive footage)
- Afeni Shakur as Self (archive footage)
- Gloria Cox as Self
- Eminem as Self
- Mike Tyson as Self
- Dr. Dre as Self
- Snoop Dogg as Self
- Steve Berman as Self
- Chopmaster J as Self
- Atron Gregory as Self
- Leila Steinberg as Self
- Karen Lee as Self
Creators and crew
- Ted Skillman - Executive Producer
- Allen Hughes - Executive Producer
- John Janick - Executive Producer
- Adel 'Future' Nur - Executive Producer
- Jamal Joseph - Executive Producer
- Nigel Sinclair - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Panther Power
17 year old Tupac Shakur navigates school, poverty and family, while dreaming of using poetry and music to spread the message of his mother, noted Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur. Haunted by her past, Afeni fears how it will affect Tupac's future.
Episode 2: Changes
Tupac bursts onto the scene in both music and the movies, but trying to be a mainstream star and militant activist comes at a cost. Afeni’s activism lands her and her Panther comrades in a political show trial that could end with all of them in prison.
Episode 3: So Many Tears
Tupac’s legal troubles escalate, with multiple different arrests, culminating in his being charged with sexual assault in New York. Afeni is the voice of the New York Panther 21, defending herself at trial; the two trials have different results.
Episode 4: Ambitionz Az a Ridah
Tupac spends nearly a year at the Clinton Correctional Facility at Dannemora. He leaves hardened by the experience and immediately joins Death Row Records.
Episode 5: Until the End of Time
After attending a Tyson fight in Las Vegas, Tupac is shot and killed. Afeni is paralyzed with grief after the death of her son. She manages to secure Tupac's legacy.
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