After captivating audiences with the first season of “BMF,” the dramatized retelling of how two Detroit brothers (Demetrius “Big Meech” and Terry “Southwest” Flenory) founded one of America’s most notorious and influential crime families, Starz has the real deal Live history shown the documentary treatment.
The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast chronicles the epic rise and fall of the infamous Black Mafia Family, aka the massive empire that rose from the streets of Detroit to form one of the most notable drug trafficking networks in the country. With stories from staff, insiders, Flenory family members and celebrities, the eight-part documentary covers the full arc of Black Mafia Family history that we haven’t heard directly from direct sources.
Ahead of the second season of “BMF,” which stars Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., son of Big Meech, as himself and premiering in January, Starz has released half-hour episodes of a documentary film that explores the takes viewers through the Flenory Brothers’ early Detroit days, the rise of the Black Mafia Family in the early ’80s, the peak in the late ’90s, the 2006 downfall, and the cultural impact that’s still celebrated today. The docuseries also includes an update on where the organization and some of its key players are today – including Big Meech, who comments throughout the documentary while serving his 30-year sentence in federal prison in Sheridan, OR.
Meech and Terry were both arrested by the DEA in 2007 for the organization’s drug operations. Terry, who was also sentenced to 30 years in prison, was mercy released on May 5, 2020 due to medical conditions that put him at risk of death from COVID-19. Meech, on the other hand, was denied his request for release out of compassion and is expected to be released from prison on May 5, 2029, according to the documentary.
So far, Starz’s “BMF” drama has only scratched the surface of the Black Mafia Family’s story, as season two is expected to see the organization begin to expand into other cities, including Atlanta. But if you can’t wait for the dramatized series to return in 2023, read on for all the revelations we learned from The BMF Documentary.