Unsolved (American TV series)
A true crime miniseries exploring two iconic rap murders.
Unsolved (also titled Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.) is an American true crime television miniseries that premiered February 27, 2018 on USA Network. It is based on the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur and the 1997 murder of The Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls).
Quick Facts
- Genre
- True crime
- Creator
- Kyle Long
- Based on
- Murder Rap: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations by Greg Kading
- Starring
- Josh Duhamel
- Bokeem Woodbine
- Wavyy Jonez
- Marcc Rose
- Brent Sexton
- Jimmi Simpson
- Composer
- Joseph Trapanese
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episodes
- 10
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The series was ordered on May 12, 2017.
- Emmy winner Anthony Hemingway directed the pilot and executive produced the series along with Mark Taylor through their Hemingway-Taylor production company.
- Greg Kading, who led multiple law-enforcement task forces investigating the murders, authored the book Murder Rap: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 73% approval rating from 26 reviews, with an average rating of 5.93/10. The critical consensus notes that while its prestige aspirations do not always fit its procedural structure, strong performances and an ambitious search for truth create an engaging exploration of two influential pop-culture figures. Metacritic assigned a weighted score of 67 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.
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