Dear Mama

Name: Dear Mama
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2023-04-21
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Tupac Shakur, Afeni Shakur, Gloria Cox, Eminem, Mike Tyson

ENDED1 Season5 Episodes★ 8.6

Dear Mama is a documentary series on FX that premiered in 2023, ending after 1 season and 5 episodes.

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NetworkFX

First AiredApr 21, 2023

Last AiredMay 12, 2023

GenreDocumentary

Runtime60 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited States

ProductionDefiant Ones Media Group, Amaru Entertainment, DreamCrew

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.

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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

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 5 episodes

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E1Panther Power

Apr 21, 202366m★ 9.4

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.

E2Changes

Apr 21, 202361m★ 8.9

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.

E3So Many Tears

Apr 28, 202350m★ 7.7

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.

E4Ambitionz Az a Ridah

May 5, 202364m★ 8.0

Tupac spends nearly a year at the Clinton Correctional Facility at Dannemora. He leaves hardened by the experience and immediately joins Death Row Records.

E5Until the End of Time

May 12, 202350m★ 8.0

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.

About Dear Mama

Dear Mama is a documentary series on FX. The show first aired on Apr 21, 2023 and currently has 1 season and 5 episodes. Dear Mama has ended. It has a rating of 8.6/10 based on 29 votes. The cast includes Tupac Shakur, Afeni Shakur, Gloria Cox, Eminem, Mike Tyson.