# Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. (2018)

> A dramatized chronicle of LAPD Detective Greg Kading's two investigations into the unsolved murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/66313

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 10
- Episode runtime: 42 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Kyle Long
- Network: USA Network
- Cast: Josh Duhamel, Jimmi Simpson, Bokeem Woodbine, Marcc Rose, Wavyy Jonez, Dominic L. Santana, Sarkis Ninos, Michael Harney
- TMDB rating: 7.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6233618/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: grim, tense, frustrated, somber

## What critics say

Audience reception is positive, with viewers praising the detailed investigative reconstruction of two unsolved murders.

## Synopsis

Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. (2018) is a United States true crime limited series created by Kyle Long for USA Network. Across ten episodes of roughly forty-two minutes each, it follows LAPD Detective Greg Kading (Josh Duhamel), who keeps returning to the two killings that defined the 1990s east coast west coast rap rivalry. Detective Russell Poole (Jimmi Simpson) and Officer Daryn Dupree (Bokeem Woodbine) work the leads alongside him, while Marcc Rose plays Tupac Shakur, Wavyy Jonez plays Christopher Wallace, and Dominic L. Santana plays Suge Knight. The engine of the story is the slow grind of an investigation: interviews with suspects and witnesses, conflicting accounts, internal police politics, and the question of why two high-profile cases never closed. The show is a single continuing story rather than a case of the week, told with a dramatized, procedural weight. Its tone is grim, tense and frustrated, with moments of violence and street-level menace set against Los Angeles and Las Vegas in the mid 1990s. Fans of The Jinx, The Staircase and Notorious will find resonance in its blend of true crime reconstruction and music world intrigue, and viewers of Chernobyl will recognize its grounded handling of real events.

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