Dear Mama

2023 - 2023

Panther Power

21st April 2023

Episode 1

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.

Changes

21st April 2023

Episode 2

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.

So Many Tears

28th April 2023

Episode 3

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.

Ambitionz Az a Ridah

Episode 4

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

Until the End of Time

Episode 5

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.

Top Cast

Tupac Shakur•Afeni Shakur•Gloria Cox

Director

Allen Hughes

Writer

Allen Hughes

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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Disney Plus

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Full Cast

Tupac Shakur Image

Tupac Shakur

Self (archive footage)

Afeni Shakur Image

Afeni Shakur

Self (archive footage)

Gloria Cox

Self

Eminem Image

Eminem

Self

Mike Tyson Image

Mike Tyson

Self

Dr. Dre Image

Dr. Dre

Self

Snoop Dogg Image

Snoop Dogg

Self

Full Crew

Allen Hughes Image

Allen Hughes

Writer

Lasse Järvi

Editor

Allen Hughes Image

Allen Hughes

Director

Lasse Järvi

Writer

Nelson George Image

Nelson George

Executive Producer

Staci Robinson

Executive Producer

Lasse Järvi

Executive Producer

Ted Skillman

Executive Producer

Adel 'Future' Nur

Executive Producer

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Quincy Jones III

Executive Producer

Charles D. King

Executive Producer

Peter Nelson

Executive Producer

Allen Hughes Image

Allen Hughes

Executive Producer

Jamal Joseph

Executive Producer

Conor Hannon

Associate Producer

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