Dear Mama
There is no stronger love.
TV-MA2023•1h 0m•8.5/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
8.5/10(27)
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.
Production
Defiant Ones Media Group, Amaru Entertainment, DreamCrew, Interscope Films, MACRO
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
April 21, 2023
Last Aired
May 12, 2023
Networks
FX
Trailers & Videos
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Panther Power
Air date: 2023-04-21
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.
E2
Changes
Air date: 2023-04-21
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.
E3
So Many Tears
Air date: 2023-04-28
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.
E4
Ambitionz Az a Ridah
Air date: 2023-05-05
Tupac spends nearly a year at the Clinton Correctional Facility at Dannemora. He leaves hardened by the experience and immediately joins Death Row Records.
E5
Until the End of Time
Air date: 2023-05-12
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.
Cast
Tupac Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Afeni Shakur
Self (archive footage)
Gloria Cox
Self
Eminem
Self
Mike Tyson
Self
Dr. Dre
Self
Snoop Dogg
Self
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