Series

Dear Mama

2023★ 8.61 seasons

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.

Cast

Featured cast

Tupac ShakurSelf (archive footage)

Afeni ShakurSelf (archive footage)

GGloria CoxSelf

EminemSelf

Mike TysonSelf

Dr. DreSelf

Episodes

1Panther Power17 year old Tupac Shakur navigates school, poverty and family, while dreaming of using poetry and music to spread the message of his mother, noted Bl…66 min

2ChangesTupac 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 …61 min

3So Many TearsTupac’s legal troubles escalate, with multiple different arrests, culminating in his being charged with sexual assault in New York. Afeni is the voic…50 min

4Ambitionz Az a RidahTupac spends nearly a year at the Clinton Correctional Facility at Dannemora. He leaves hardened by the experience and immediately joins Death Row Re…64 min

5Until the End of TimeAfter 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…50 min

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