Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas, the historic murder trial that finally produced a conviction in his killing is becoming a feature documentary — and filmmakers were there as the case unfolded.

Sky has commissioned a still-untitled documentary chronicling the prosecution of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, who was convicted of first-degree murder on August 31, 2026, in connection with Tupac’s 1996 killing.

The production didn’t simply begin after the verdict.

Filmmakers followed the case as it happened, capturing the trial from the beginning of evidence through the jury’s decision. Cameras also followed members of Tupac’s family as they experienced a moment they had waited three decades to see.

The documentary will feature Tupac’s brother Mopreme Shakur, members of the rapper’s inner circle and previously unseen footage and photographs supplied by his family and confidantes.

And the story isn’t finished yet.

Davis is scheduled to be sentenced October 13, and the documentary is expected to follow the case through that proceeding before arriving on Sky Documentaries and streaming service NOW sometime in 2027. (Sky Group)

Cameras Followed the Trial as History Happened

The project has an unusual advantage over many documentaries made about Tupac’s death.

It isn’t reconstructing the trial years later.

The filmmakers were already documenting it.

Sky says the production followed the landmark Las Vegas prosecution from the first day of evidence through the verdict, filming alongside members of the Shakur family while the courtroom drama unfolded.

That gives the project access to something no previous Tupac documentary could have captured: his family experiencing an actual murder trial connected to his death.

For almost 30 years, there wasn’t one.

Tupac was shot near the Las Vegas Strip on September 7, 1996, after attending the Mike Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight at the MGM Grand earlier that evening. He died six days later at age 25.

The murder became one of the most famous unsolved killings in entertainment history.

There were books.

Documentaries.

Interviews.

Confessions and denials.

Gang theories.

Conspiracy theories.

Decades of speculation about who was inside the white Cadillac that pulled alongside the BMW carrying Tupac and Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight.

But there was no murder trial.

That changed with Davis.

Keffe D Became the Only Person Charged

Davis was arrested in September 2023 and became the first — and so far only — person criminally charged with Tupac’s murder.

Prosecutors did not accuse Davis of personally firing the bullets that killed Tupac.

Instead, their case centered on the allegation that Davis helped organize the retaliation that culminated in the shooting, obtained the gun used in the attack and participated in the events that led to Tupac’s death.

The prosecution tied the shooting to a confrontation inside the MGM Grand earlier that night.

Tupac, Knight and others had been involved in an altercation with Orlando Anderson, Davis’ nephew, after the Tyson-Seldon fight.

Prosecutors argued the shooting that followed was retaliation for that beating.

Davis’ defense challenged the state’s case and disputed the reliability of statements Davis had made over the years about the murder.

But on August 31, after hearing the evidence presented at trial, the Las Vegas jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder with use of a deadly weapon. (SPIN)

Keffe D’s Own Words Became Central to the Case

One of the extraordinary elements of the prosecution was the amount of material Davis himself had generated over the years.

For decades, the Tupac case existed within a culture of rumors and street accounts, but Davis eventually began speaking publicly about what he said happened that night.

He discussed the shooting in interviews.

He participated in documentary projects.

He wrote about the case in his 2019 memoir, Compton Street Legend.

Prosecutors used his own accounts as a significant part of their case.

The defense countered that Davis had exaggerated or fabricated elements of those stories for money and attention, while also emphasizing what it viewed as weaknesses in the physical evidence tying him to the Cadillac.

The jury ultimately returned a guilty verdict.

Davis has indicated that he intends to appeal. (SPIN)

Tupac’s Brother Mopreme Is Participating

The documentary will not tell the story exclusively through prosecutors, attorneys and courtroom footage.

Mopreme Shakur is among the family members participating.

Mopreme is Tupac’s older stepbrother and was also part of the rapper’s musical world, including as a member of Thug Life.

His participation gives the filmmakers direct access to someone who knew Tupac before he became a global cultural symbol — and someone who has lived with the unanswered questions surrounding his killing for three decades.

Sky says the production also secured access to additional members of Tupac’s inner circle.

That material will be paired with the courtroom record, allowing the documentary to move between the man at the center of the case and the people who actually knew him. (Sky Group)

Tupac’s Family Is Opening Its Archives

Another significant element will be material the public hasn’t previously seen.

The film is expected to include personal footage and photographs from Tupac’s family and confidantes.

That suggests the documentary will go considerably beyond a straightforward true-crime recap.

The filmmakers are attempting to use the murder trial as the framework for a larger portrait of Tupac’s life.

Director Marian Mohamed said she wants the project to give Tupac’s family a greater voice in how the story of his murder is remembered, while allowing viewers to emotionally connect with who Tupac was rather than focusing exclusively on how he died. (Sky Group)

That distinction could be important.

Tupac’s death has generated an enormous documentary industry of its own.

For decades, projects about him have frequently centered on suspects, theories, gang rivalries and the mystery surrounding the shooting.

This film has something those projects didn’t have.

A verdict.

A BAFTA-Winning Director Is Behind the Film

Marian Mohamed is directing the documentary.

Mohamed is a BAFTA-winning and Emmy-nominated filmmaker whose previous work includes Defending Digga D and Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown.

Her approach appears intended to combine true-crime access with a more personal account of Tupac’s family.

“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,” Mohamed said when the project was announced.

She added that she wants viewers to “laugh and cry and argue” while connecting not only with the circumstances of Tupac’s death, but with his life. (Sky Group)

That approach could distinguish the documentary from the enormous amount of material already produced about Tupac.

The filmmakers aren’t simply asking who killed him.

A jury has now heard that case.

Instead, they are documenting what happened when the nearly 30-year-old mystery finally entered a courtroom.

Three Production Companies Are Involved

The documentary is being produced by Passion Pictures, Propagate Content and West Buttermilk.

Passion Pictures has an extensive documentary history, while Propagate Content has produced unscripted and documentary programming across television and streaming.

Propagate will also handle worldwide sales for the feature.

Sky commissioned the film for Sky Documentaries, with the project also scheduled to stream on NOW in 2027.

No exact premiere date has been announced.

A U.S. distributor has also not yet been publicly announced, meaning American viewers will have to wait for additional distribution details. (Sky Group)

The Documentary Isn’t Finished Yet

Although Davis has been convicted, the filmmakers still have another major courtroom moment ahead.

His sentencing is scheduled for October 13.

Davis faces a potential life sentence, and the documentary is expected to cover the proceeding.

That means the production will effectively document the case from opening evidence through conviction and sentencing.

Davis’ planned appeal could eventually extend the legal battle further, although Sky’s announcement specifically describes the current documentary as following the case through sentencing. (SPIN)

Thirty Years of Tupac Documentaries — But This One Is Different

There is no shortage of documentaries about Tupac Shakur.

His life, music, politics, relationships, Death Row years and murder have been examined repeatedly since his death.

But the 2027 project arrives under circumstances none of those earlier films could reproduce.

For the first time, filmmakers had an actual murder trial to follow.

Witnesses took the stand.

Evidence was presented.

Attorneys argued competing versions of what happened.

A jury deliberated.

And on August 31, 2026, Davis was convicted.

The documentary captured that process while members of Tupac’s family were living through it.

That gives the project the potential to become one of the most consequential documentary accounts of the case — not because it offers another theory about what happened in 1996, but because it records what happened when prosecutors finally put that theory before a jury.

Tupac’s Story Is Still Bigger Than the Murder

That appears to be the point Mohamed wants to emphasize.

The trial provides the structure.

Tupac provides the story.

He was only 25 when he died, yet his catalog, image and influence have remained central to hip-hop for three decades.

The murder has often threatened to overwhelm the rest of that legacy.

The new documentary is attempting to place the historic prosecution alongside previously unseen material from the people who knew him before his death became one of music’s most enduring mysteries.

The result will be part courtroom documentary, part family account and part portrait of Tupac himself.

For nearly 30 years, documentaries about Tupac’s murder ended with questions.

This one begins with something dramatically different:

A jury verdict.

Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been convicted of first-degree murder. His sentencing is scheduled for October 13, and he has indicated that he plans to appeal.

The cameras are still following the case.

And in 2027, audiences will get to see how one of hip-hop’s longest-running mysteries finally made its way into a courtroom.