Unsolved (American TV series)
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Genre | |
Created by | Kyle Long |
Based on | Murder Rap: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations by Greg Kading |
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Composer | Joseph Trapanese |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Executive producers |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Production companies | HemingwayTaylor Universal Cable Productions |
Original release | |
Network | USA Network |
Release | February 27 May 1, 2018 | –
Unsolved (also titled Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.) is an American
Cast
- Wavyy Jonez as The Notorious B.I.G.[3]
- Marcc Rose as Tupac Shakur[3]
- Josh Duhamel as Detective Greg Kading[4]
- Jimmi Simpson as Detective Russell Poole[4]
- Bokeem Woodbine as Officer Daryn Dupree[4]
- Jamie McShane as Detective Fred Miller[5]
- Brent Sexton as Detective Brian Tyndall[5]
- Wendell Pierce as Detective Lee Tucker
- Luke James as Sean Combs[6]
- Aisha Hinds as Voletta Wallace[6]
- LeToya Luckett as Sharitha Golden [6]
- Donald Faison as Jacques Agnant
- Woody McClain as Jimmy Henchman
- Maestro Harrell as Lil' Cease
- Funkmaster Flex as himself
- Lahmard Tate as Duane Davis
- Mychal Thompson as Orlando Anderson
- Rhys Coiro as Jim Black
- Nakia Burrise as Sharon Gower
- Dominic L. Santana as Suge Knight
- Sola Bamis as Afeni Shakur
- Amirah Vann as Justine Simon
- Jamie Hector as Keefe D's lawyer
Episodes
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Wherever It Leads" | Anthony Hemingway | Kyle Long | February 27, 2018 | 1.60[7] |
2 | "Nobody Talks" | Anthony Hemingway | Kyle Long | March 6, 2018 | 1.13[8] |
3 | "The Mack" | Ernest Dickerson | Denitria Harris-Lawrence | March 13, 2018 | 1.01[9] |
4 | "Take Your Best Shot" | Anthony Hemingway | Chris Downey | March 20, 2018 | 1.04[10] |
5 | "The Art of War" | Kate Woods | Jameal Turner | March 27, 2018 | 0.95[11] |
6 | "East Coast, West Coast" | Erica Watson | Tash Gray | April 3, 2018 | 0.84[12] |
7 | "Half the Job" | Darren Grant | Samir Mehta | April 10, 2018 | 0.81[13] |
8 | "Tupac Amaru Shakur" | Anthony Hemingway | Denitria Harris-Lawrence & Jameal Turner | April 17, 2018 | 0.76[14] |
9 | "Christopher" | Kate Woods | Chris Downey | April 24, 2018 | 0.77[15] |
10 | "Unsolved?" | Anthony Hemingway | Kyle Long | May 1, 2018 | 0.71[16] |
Development
The series was ordered on May 12, 2017. Emmy winner Anthony Hemingway directed the pilot and will executive produce the series, along with Mark Taylor through their Hemingway-Taylor production company. Kyle Long wrote the pilot and will also executive produce. Greg Kading, who will also serve as co-executive producer, led multiple law-enforcement task forces investigating the murders and authored the book Murder Rap: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations.[2][17]
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 73% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 5.93/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Unsolved's prestige aspirations don't always work in its procedural structure, but strong performances and an ambitious spirit to find truth in this real-world mystery create an engaging exploration of two of pop culture's most notorious influences."[18] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 67 out of 100 based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[19]
Ratings
No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
DVR (18–49) |
DVR viewers (millions) |
Total (18–49) |
Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Wherever It Leads" | February 27, 2018 | 0.7 | 1.60[7] | 0.4 | 0.74 | 1.1 | 2.35[20] |
2 | "Nobody Talks" | March 6, 2018 | 0.4 | 1.13[8] | 0.3 | — | 0.7[21] | — |
3 | "The Mack" | March 13, 2018 | 0.4 | 1.01[9] | 0.3 | — | 0.7[22] | — |
4 | "Take Your Best Shot" | March 20, 2018 | 0.4 | 1.04[10] | 0.3 | — | 0.7[23] | — |
5 | "The Art of War" | March 27, 2018 | 0.4 | 0.95[11] | — | — | — | — |
6 | "East Coast, West Coast" | April 3, 2018 | 0.3 | 0.84[12] | 0.3 | — | 0.6[24] | — |
7 | "Half the Job" | April 10, 2018 | 0.3 | 0.81[13] | 0.3 | — | 0.6[25] | — |
8 | "Tupac Amaru Shakur" | April 17, 2018 | 0.3 | 0.76[14] | — | — | — | — |
9 | "Christopher" | April 24, 2018 | 0.3 | 0.77[15] | 0.3 | — | 0.6[26] | — |
10 | "Unsolved?" | May 1, 2018 | 0.3 | 0.71[16] | — | — | — | — |
References
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- ^ a b "Cast & Info | Unsolved". USA Network. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
- ^ a b Calvario, Liz (6 March 2017). "'Unsolved': Marcc Rose And Wavyy Jonez Cast As Tupac And Biggie In USA's Murder Mystery Pilot".
- ^ a b c Andreeva, Nellie (23 February 2017). "'Unsolved': Josh Duhamel, Jimmi Simpson & Bokeem Woodbine To Topline USA Pilot On Tupac Shakur & Biggie Smalls Murders".
- ^ a b Wagmeister, Elizabeth (12 May 2017). "Tupac-Biggie Smalls Series 'Unsolved' Greenlit at USA Network".
- ^ a b c Petski, Denise (22 March 2017). "'Unsolved': Luke James, Aisha Hinds & Letoya Luckett Cast In USA's Tupac Shakur Biggie Smalls Pilot".
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- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-05-12). "'Unsolved' Drama About Tupac & Biggie's Murders Gets USA Network Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
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