Supervillain: The Making of Tekashi 6ix9ine-Tv

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This three-part documentary series profiles hip-hop artist Tekashi 6ix9ine's epic rise to notoriety. Director Karam Gill examines the culture of manufactured celebrity through 6ix9ine's mastery of social media.

First Air Date: 2021-02-21

Last Air Date: 2021-03-07

Status: Ended

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Genre:

Documentary Crime

Production Companies: Showtime Documentary Films, Imagine Entertainment, Imagine Documentaries, Lightbox

Cast

6ix9ine

Self

Giancarlo Esposito

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Seasons

Season 1

2021-02-21 • Episodes: 3

This is the unauthorized documentary series on the most notorious rapper of all time, Tekashi 6ix9ine. The journey begins with a first-gen Mexican and Puerto Rican kid from Bushwick, Brooklyn named Daniel Hernandez. Deep childhood trauma, a broken education system and a gentrifying neighborhood set the stage for his bizarre transformation into hip hop’s greatest villain, propelling him to global fame, and a terrifying downfall. Emotionally charged interviews and never before heard audio unveil a story that could only be told in the digital era.