Free Meek follows the story of US rapper Meek Mill as he transformed from a chart-topping rapper to the face of criminal justice reform. The documentary mini-series follows the rapper as he fights for his exoneration. Supported by Executive Producer Jay-Z, Free Meek is launching on Amazon Prime Video.
When does Free Meek start on Amazon Prime?
Free Meek is a new documentary series launching on the Amazon Prime streaming service.
The show was released on Amazon Prime today (Friday, August 9) with all episodes released at once.
The five-part series was dropped on the platform at one minute past midnight this morning.
The show is an Amazon Prime Original so is only available to watch on the platform.
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Free Meek follows the story of 32-year-old US rapper Meek Mill.
The rapper has worked with artists like Drake and Jay-Z as well as dating fellow rapper Nicki Minaj for two years.
Alongside his artistic success, Mill is a campaigner for criminal justice reform in the US.
His campaigning comes from his own experience with the justice system after he was first convicted back in 2008.
At the time he was convicted for drug dealing and gun possession and sentenced to 11 to 23 months in prison.
Since his release, the rapper has been on probation and has been back to prison several times for violating this.
Now his original conviction has been overturned but Mill is waiting for his alleged 2008 offence to be retired.
The documentary follows the rapper in his journey for justice reform for his own case as well as others.
The series features executive producer Jay-Z who is seen in the trailer, saying: “This guy got locked up at 19 and has been on probation for 11 years.”
The show features interviews with Mill as well as some prosecutors familiar with his case.
Throughout the documentary, those involved try to unpick the conviction and what happened to Mill.
The series also examines the movement behind the rapper called #FreeMeek and the 2017 Rally for Meek.
Another of the those interviewed in the trailer says: “As soon as Meek was imprisoned, he became a symbol for criminal justice reform.”
Mill’s fight for criminal reform is ongoing and it was revealed yesterday (Thursday, August 8) that the decision about whether his 2008 conviction will be retired has been delayed until Tuesday, August, 27.
Free Meek is streaming on Amazon Prime now