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Dear Mama

2023 Ended 60m episodes

8.6/10 29 votes

Documentary

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:: Tupac Shakur, Afeni Shakur, Gloria Cox, Eminem
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: FX

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E01

Episode 1

★ 9.4

Panther Power

2023-04-21 · 66m

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.

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E02

Episode 2

★ 8.9

Changes

2023-04-21 · 61m

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.

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E03

Episode 3

★ 7.7

So Many Tears

2023-04-28 · 50m

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.

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E04

Episode 4

★ 8.0

Ambitionz Az a Ridah

2023-05-05 · 64m

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

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E05

Episode 5

★ 8.0

Until the End of Time

2023-05-12 · 50m

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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