Sky orders Tupac Shakur trial documentary for 2027

Sky is preparing a documentary feature about the trial over the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur, with transmission set for 2027, according to Deadline.

The film is as yet untitled. A title has yet to be finalised.

It will be directed by Marian Mohamed. She followed the trial from the first day of evidence through the verdict and on towards sentencing.

Mohamed is a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated documentary maker. Her credits include The Elon Musk Show and Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown.

The case centres on Duane "Keffe D" Davis. A Las Vegas jury found him guilty of the first-degree murder of Shakur, and he is scheduled to be sentenced on October 13.

That timeline gives the production continuous access to the court process. Cameras were present from the start of evidence to the verdict and the run-up to sentencing.

The film will pair that courtroom account with personal archive material. It features never-before-seen footage and stills from Shakur's family and confidantes, described as intimate in scope.

The production is organised as a Passion Pictures production with Propagate Content and West Buttermilk. Charlotte Rodrigues is the producer for Passion Pictures.

Hamish Fergusson, Will Anderson and David Moulton are executive producers for Passion Pictures, meaning they oversee the film creatively and commercially. Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Drew Buckley and Taylor Levin are executive producers for Propagate, with James Packer in the same role for West Buttermilk.

Propagate is handling worldwide sales on the feature, meaning it will sell the finished film to broadcasters and platforms outside the original commission. That sales role often decides where and when viewers in other countries can watch.

What makes this stand out is the combination. For viewers, this means one film holds both the trial record and family-held archive, rather than two separate accounts.