Unsolved (American TV series) 2018 American TV series or program
Unsolved Genre Created by Kyle Long Based on Murder Rap: The Untold Story of Biggie Smalls & Tupac Shakur Murder Investigations by Greg KadingStarring Composer Joseph Trapanese Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons1 No. of episodes10 Executive producers Camera setup Single-camera Production companies HemingwayTaylorUniversal Cable Productions Network USA Network Release February 27 (2018-02-27 ) – May 1, 2018 (2018-05-01 )
Unsolved (also titled Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G. ) is an American true crime drama anthology television miniseries. The miniseries is based on the 1996 murder of Tupac Shakur and the 1997 murder of The Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls). It premiered February 27, 2018 on USA Network . The 10-episode miniseries chronicles the dual police investigations of Detective Greg Kading (Josh Duhamel ) and Detective Russell Poole (Jimmi Simpson ) into the controversial murders of two of the rap industry's most legendary players, Tupac (Marcc Rose) and Biggie (Wavyy Jonez).[ 1] [ 2]
Cast
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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]
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References
^ "Breaking News - USA Locks February 27 10/9c Premiere Date for "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G." | TheFutonCritic.com" . thefutoncritic.com . Retrieved 2018-02-06 .
^ 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" .
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (February 28, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 2.27.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on March 1, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018 .
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 7, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.6.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018 .
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 14, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.13.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Retrieved March 14, 2018 . [dead link ]
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 21, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.20.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2018 .
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (March 28, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 3.27.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 28, 2018 .
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 4, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.3.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on April 5, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2018 .
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 11, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.10.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved April 11, 2018 .
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 18, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.17.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 18, 2018 .
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (April 25, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 4.24.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2018 .
^ a b Metcalf, Mitch (May 2, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.1.2018" . Showbuzz Daily . Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved May 2, 2018 .
^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-05-12). " 'Unsolved' Drama About Tupac & Biggie's Murders Gets USA Network Series Order" . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2018-02-06 .
^ "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. (2018)" . Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved June 6, 2018 .
^ "Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. reviews" . Metacritic . Retrieved April 23, 2018 .
^ Porter, Rick (March 15, 2018). " 'Walking Dead' stays atop the cable Live +7 ratings for Feb. 26-March 4" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018 .
^ Porter, Rick (March 22, 2018). " 'Atlanta' and 'The Alienist' make more solid gains in cable Live +7 ratings for March 5–11" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on March 22, 2018. Retrieved March 22, 2018 .
^ Porter, Rick (March 29, 2018). " 'The Fosters' finale doubles in cable Live +7 ratings for March 12–18" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on March 29, 2018. Retrieved March 29, 2018 .
^ Porter, Rick (April 6, 2018). " 'Krypton' premiere makes solid gains in cable Live +7 ratings for March 19–25" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018 .
^ Porter, Rick (April 19, 2018). " 'Fixer Upper' finale goes out strong: Cable Live +7 ratings for April 2–8" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on April 19, 2018. Retrieved April 19, 2018 .
^ Porter, Rick (April 26, 2018). " 'The Last O.G.' scores for TBS in cable Live +7 ratings for April 9–15" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on April 26, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018 .
^ Porter, Rick (May 10, 2018). " 'Suits' finale gets solid bump in cable Live +7 ratings for April 23–29" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 10, 2018 .
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