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Dear Mama

2022 · Miniseries · TV-MA · 60 min · ★ 8.6

DocumentaryMusic

Dear Mama explores the activism of Afeni Shakur and the artistry of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, seen through the people closest to them. The series connects their shared message of freedom, equality, persecution and justice, framed as an intimate portrait of a mother-son bond that resonates today.

Also known as Outlaw: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur · Dear Mama: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur

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Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.

5 hours to watch · 5 episodes.

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Details
Years
2022–2023
Release date
2023-04-21
Network
FX
Language
English
Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
60 min
Max quality
UHD
TMDB rating
8.6/10 (29 votes)
About

You’ll like Dear Mama if you enjoy music-and-activism documentaries that blend personal history with social justice themes; Not for you if you want a purely straightforward, perfectly easy timeline, or if you prefer more tech-heavy music docs like Jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy or Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men.

Pros: inspiring activist focus; rare archival footage; emotional family storytelling | Cons: can assume prior knowledge; timelines feel compressed; some accounts questioned

Themes

  • california
  • hip-hop
  • black panther party
  • rapper
  • miniseries
  • rappers
  • mother son relationship
  • black american

Cast & crew

Directed by Allen Hughes

Episodes1 season · 5 episodes

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  • S1E3So Many Tears50m
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  • S1E5Until the End of Time50m
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