Dear Mama Panther Power (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 67 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

Dear Mama

Panther Power (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 67 min | Documentary, Biography, Music

17-yr-old Tupac navigates school, poverty, and family, dreaming of using poetry and music to spread the message of his mother, Black Panther activist Afeni Shakur. Haunted by her past, Afeni fears it will affect Tupac's promising future.

Director

Allen Hughes

Writers

Allen Hughes (written by) | Lasse Järvi (written by)

Producers

Joshua Garcia | Loren Gomez | Quincy Jones III (as Quincy 'QD3' Jones III) | Stef Smith

Composers

Atticus Ross | Leopold Ross | Claudia Sarne

Cinematographers

Isaac Bauman | Matthew Chuang | Eduardo Fierro | Logan Schneider | Laura Valladao

Editor

Lasse Järvi (edited by)

Production Designer

Marcus Cooley

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 21, 2023

Release date

Apr 21, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 4 wins & 9 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
42 cast members

Name	Known for
Snoop Dogg Self (as Snoop) Self (as Snoop) See fewer	Training Day (2001)
Eminem Self Self See fewer	8 Mile (2002)
Tupac Shakur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Juice (1992)
Mike Tyson Self (as Mike) Self (as Mike) See fewer	The Hangover (2009)
Dr. Dre Self Self See fewer	Training Day (2001)
Ernest R. Dickerson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Juice (1992)
Allen Hughes Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	The Book of Eli (2010)
Malcolm X Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Malcolm X (1992)
Martin Luther King Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Freedom Writers (2007)
Ebony Jo-Ann Self (as Ebony) Self (as Ebony) See fewer	Grown Ups (I) (2010)
Shock-G Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Nothing But Trouble (1991)
Mike Wallace Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	60 Minutes (1968)
Elaine Corral Kendall Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992)
Afeni Shakur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tupac: Resurrection (2003)
Sonny Carson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)
Bobby Seale Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Malcolm X (1992)
Professor X Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Da Hip Hop Witch (2000)
Assata Shakur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Fred Baker- filmmaker (2007)
Atron Gregory Self (as Atron) Self (as Atron) See fewer	N.ot W.ithout A.lonzo
Money-B Self Self See fewer	Prime (2005)
Jamal Joseph Self (as Jamal) Self (as Jamal) See fewer	August Rush (2007)
Mutulu Shakur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	All Power to the People! (the Black Panther Party and Beyond) (1996)
E.D.I. Mean Self (as EDI Mean) Self (as EDI Mean) See fewer	2Pac Feat. Outlawz: Hit 'Em Up (1996)
Chopmaster-J Self (as Chopmaster J) Self (as Chopmaster J) See fewer	Nothing But Trouble (1991)
Ray Luv Self Self See fewer	16 Bars the Movie
Jamala Lesane Self (as Jamala) Self (as Jamala) See fewer	Little (I) (2019)
Billy Lesane Self (as Billy) Self (as Billy) See fewer	Dear Mama (2022)
Lumumba Shakur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Watani Tyehimba Self (as Watani) Self (as Watani) See fewer	Dear Mama (2022)
Tanya Hart Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Longest Walk (2022)
Leila Steinberg Self (as Leila) Self (as Leila) See fewer	Born 2b Gangsta? (2006)
Donald Hicken Self (as Donald) Self (as Donald) See fewer	Dear Mama (2022)
Karen Lee Self (as Karen) Self (as Karen) See fewer	Dear Mama (2022)
Gloria Cox Self (as Glo) Self (as Glo) See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Dante Powers Self (as Dante) Self (as Dante) See fewer	Dear Mama (2022)
Ryan Rollins Self (as Ryan) Self (as Ryan) See fewer	Dear Mama (2022)
Zayd Shakur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Saladin Shakur Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Thomas McCreary Self (as Blood) Self (as Blood) See fewer	Dear Mama (2022)
Shaba Ogun Self (as Shaba) Self (as Shaba) See fewer	Dear Mama (2022)
DJ Fuze Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Digital Underground feat. 2Pac: Same Song (1991)
Kendrick Wells Self (as Kendrick) Self (as Kendrick) See fewer	Dear Mama (2022)