Sky commissions Tupac murder trial documentary from Passion Pictures & Propagate Content

From Academy Award-winning Passion Pictures and BAFTA-winning director Marian Mohamed new documentary follows the trial and conviction of Duane Keffe D Davis for the murder of Tupac ShakurTuesday 22 September 2026

Sky commissions Tupac murder trial documentary from Passion Pictures & Propagate Content

The life of Tupac Shakur has been told a thousand times, but the story of his murder has only ever been myth. In the thirty years since he was gunned down on the Las Vegas Strip, almost to the day, there had never been a trial. Until now.

On 31 August 2026, a Las Vegas jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of first-degree murder. He will be sentenced on 13 October. Coming to Sky in 2027 a new feature documentary from Passion Pictures, Propagate Content and West Buttermilk will follow the landmark murder trial of Duane Keffe D Davis for the killing of Tupac Shakur, filming alongside members of the Shakur family as they lived through the courtroom drama and with unique access to those closest to events, including Mopreme Shakur, Tupac's brother and members of Tupac's inner circle.

For three decades the case gave the world everything except a clear truth; yet no voice was louder than Davis's own - confessing on tape, on YouTube and in his own memoir. A jury has now decided that the most famous unsolved murder in modern American history was carried out all along by the man who kept telling the story of his own guilt: the longest-running hustle in hip-hop history has finally had its day in court, even as wider conspiracy theories continue to swirl.

Directed by BAFTA winning and Emmy-nominated Marian Mohamed (Defending Digga D; Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown), the film follows the case from the first day of evidence through the verdict and on to sentencing.

The film also features never-before-seen personal archive: intimate footage and stills from Tupac's family and confidantes, set against the courtroom record of the trial itself. Together they reach past the myth to the man himself - an extraordinary, complicated life that came before his shocking death. Now told by the people who lived it alongside him.

I want this film to give a voice to a family who are not just grieving, but who have taken back agency in how the murder of Tupac is viewed, said director Marian Mohamed. Most importantly, I want this film to make people laugh and cry and argue. I want whoever watches this to emotionally connect with not just the story of how Tupac died but with who he was.

Hayley Reynolds, Head of Documentary Commissioning at Sky, said: For thirty years, Tupac Shakur's murder has been surrounded by myth, speculation and conspiracy. Marian and the team have secured extraordinary access to his family and those closest to the case, capturing this historic moment as it unfolded and we're excited to be bringing this powerful film to Sky Documentaries.

Creative Director of Passion Pictures Hamish Fergusson said: It's thrilling and profound to be truly inside this extraordinary chapter in the Tupac story as it unfolds, with unique access and an incredible filmmaking team. We feel very privileged to be making this doc

Few mysteries have captured public curiosity quite like the murder of Tupac. said Howard T. Owens, Co-CEO of Propagate Content. This remarkable film takes audiences inside this extraordinary moment with the people who have lived with the questions, the loss, and the search for answers from the very beginning.

This documentary was commissioned for Sky by Phil Edgar-Jones, Executive Director, Unscripted Originals at Sky for C cile Frot-Coutaz, Chief Advertising and Content Officer, CEO Sky Studios. The Head of Documentary Commissioning is Hayley Reynolds and the Commissioning Editor for Sky is Bruce Fletcher.

The film is a Passion Pictures production with Propagate Content and West Buttermilk, produced for Passion by Charlotte Rodrigues and Executive Produced for Passion by Hamish Fergusson, Will Anderson and David Moulton. Executive producers are Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Drew Buckley, and Taylor Levin for Propagate Content; James Packer for West Buttermilk. Propagate Content handling worldwide sales on the documentary feature.

The untitled Tupac Shakur documentary comes to Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW in 2027.

Press contact: Lucy.butterfield@sky.uk

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