Home > The Defiant Ones > Miniseries « TV Series Page The Defiant Ones: Miniseries (2017) Want to see Episode List Miniseries The Defiant Ones Critics Consensus The Defiant Ones is a compelling, comprehensive portrait of two visionaries that illuminates both their colorful pasts and their historic influence on the music industry. 100% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 25 93% Audience Score User Ratings: 241 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Jul 9, 2017 Premiere of a documentary series spotlighting the unlikely, but durable partnership between music producer Jimmy Iovine and rapper Dr. Dre is spotlighted. More 2 Part 2 Air date: Jul 10, 2017 Part 2 of 4. N.W.A. evolves into a musical force but personal losses, a bitter contract dispute and a clash over management strain Dre's relationship with Easy-E. Meanwhile, Jimmy collaborates with Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks and U2. More 3 Part 3 Air date: Jul 11, 2017 Part 3 of 4. Jimmy co-founds Interscope Records and cuts a deal with Death Row Records to become the label's distributor. But hostility mounts across America at the violence in rap music. Jimmy, Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur become embroiled in a violent feud with East Coast rap rivals, including Sean "Puffy" Combs and his Bad Boy Records. More 4 Part 4 Air date: Jul 12, 2017 Part 4 of 4. Dre produces Eminem's "The Slim Shady LP" that takes the rap music world by storm. Later, Dre and Jimmy create Beats Electronics and make a historic 2014 deal with Apple. 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THE DEFIANT ONES also features never-before-seen footage from a multitude of recording and writing sessions with Eazy-E, JJ Fad, Stevie Nicks, N.W.A., Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and U2, among others. Genre: Documentary Network: HBO Premiere Date: Jul 9, 2017 Exec. Producers: Allen Hughes, Doug Pray, Andrew A. Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Laura Lancaster, Jerry Longarzo, Michael Lombardo, Gene Kirkwood Cast Dr. Dre Jimmy Iovine Dr. Dre Jimmy Iovine News & Interviews for The Defiant Ones: Miniseries Best Movies and TV 2017 Best TV Shows by Genre 2017 New On DVD in November: Westworld, Atomic Blonde, Logan Lucky and More View All The Defiant Ones: Miniseries News Episodes 1 Episode 1 Air date: Jul 9, 2017 Premiere of a documentary series spotlighting the unlikely, but durable partnership between music producer Jimmy Iovine and rapper Dr. Dre is spotlighted. More 2 Part 2 Air date: Jul 10, 2017 Part 2 of 4. N.W.A. evolves into a musical force but personal losses, a bitter contract dispute and a clash over management strain Dre's relationship with Easy-E. Meanwhile, Jimmy collaborates with Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks and U2. More 3 Part 3 Air date: Jul 11, 2017 Part 3 of 4. Jimmy co-founds Interscope Records and cuts a deal with Death Row Records to become the label's distributor. But hostility mounts across America at the violence in rap music. Jimmy, Snoop Dogg and Tupac Shakur become embroiled in a violent feud with East Coast rap rivals, including Sean "Puffy" Combs and his Bad Boy Records. More 4 Part 4 Air date: Jul 12, 2017 Part 4 of 4. Dre produces Eminem's "The Slim Shady LP" that takes the rap music world by storm. Later, Dre and Jimmy create Beats Electronics and make a historic 2014 deal with Apple. More Critic Reviews for The Defiant Ones Miniseries All Critics (25) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (0) It's an incredible story, filled with larger-than-life characters, tragedy and folly, glory and ignominy. Mar 19, 2018 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review… Suzi Feay Financial Times Top Critic Men have flaws, and for these two icons, the ultimate act of defiance might be showing them. Dec 13, 2017 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic The Defiant Ones remains essential viewing for any fan of popular music. It shows the power of friendship, partnership and the relentless quest to be the best. Dec 13, 2017 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Adam Graham Detroit News Top Critic [Defiant Ones] allows insight into two men who lived up to the adjective in the title of this show. Aug 18, 2017 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic The Defiant Ones is nothing if not entertaining, shot slick and edited sharp; it's no chore for anyone seeking a chaperoned visitor's pass to music history. Jul 18, 2017 | Full Review… Andrew Flanagan NPR Top Critic The Defiant Ones does spend a little too much time praising and mythologizing its subjects. But it's also a comprehensive look at Dre's and Iovine's history. Jul 10, 2017 | Full Review… Eric Deggans NPR Top Critic All about pushing ahead of the game... The brilliant first episode was full of eureka moments. Feb 11, 2019 | Full Review… Victoria Segal Sunday Times (UK) While it might have made more sense to profile Iovine and Dre's lives separately, the basic device of telling them concurrently works, and Episode One holds your attention throughout. Dec 27, 2017 | Full Review… Benjamin H. Smith Decider The Defiant Ones works on almost every level: as a primer on the music industry, as gossip, as biography, as a time capsule of the 1980s, the 1990s, and the beginning of the 21st century. Dec 13, 2017 | Full Review… Ken Tucker Yahoo! TV By getting vulnerable with legendary control freaks, the doc reaches soaring heights. Sep 7, 2017 | Full Review… Kahron Spearman The Daily Dot View All Critic Reviews (25) Audience Reviews for The Defiant Ones: Miniseries Feb 26, 2018 If for nothing else, watch this for Snoop Dogg's impression of Jimmy Iovine. Also, Dr. Dre and Bruce Springsteen are apparently the same people in two completely different genres. Philip P Super Reviewer Oct 08, 2018 I think this is the best doc. iv ever seen David B Jul 16, 2018 Good interviews from both Dre and Iovine who open up a lot more than they have in the past about their lives. Ma'ark T May 19, 2018 great documentary, well ressourced! May 06, 2018 Very interesting, with such a wide array of artists yourbound to be starstruck! Sam S Apr 01, 2018 Incredible! Highly recommend! So interesting and engaging from start to finish. Mar 23, 2018 a gripping and incredible story put together perfectly by hbo. if you've seen "straight out of compton" though, the first two and a half episodes will basically just be repeating what the film told. Not a major issue, i still sat through it but what made the documentary so amazing was the last episode where everything came together for jimmy & dre. James R Jan 29, 2018 Wow. What a phenomenal mini series. A lot of documentaries rely on reenactments or imagination by the viewer. The footage that they have and show of some of our great performers is incredible. Anyone interested in some pop culture history from 1970 until today or music artist and industry fans will love this series. But if not, the series will still captivate you to watch evolution of two icons who start from nothing and evolved into present day, billionaire moguls with their successes and failures in between. This is a must see. Paully A Dec 05, 2017 Very well done Music Documentary .. The Documentary presents the cross cut biographies of 2 music moguls Dr. Dre (Hip-hop) and Jimmy Iovine (Rock, Pop) and how they came together to make Interscope Records a powerful force for Music artists in the 90s before the dawn of Internet Music Services .. The Internet certainly has changed the music landscape and there will probably never be another Interscope Records ever again .. it was a little sad at the end when I realized from what they were saying; Internet Music Services dont make music exciting like it used to .. its all about the "download" of the single rather than the quality of the album .. I still prefer music the old fashioned way.. hell , I still buy CDs , and Vinyl , and go to concerts to listen to the opening acts to discover music .. I even refuse to record or photograph during concerts .. to me , Digital only is not the complete Music experience .. the Artist is the complete music experience .. Andrew D Sep 13, 2017 As retrospective documentaries go, there is simply no finer piece of work than "The Defiant Ones" (2017). Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre are not just Hall of Famers in multiple categories in the music industry, but their histories read like a Who's Who of the 80s, 90s, and 00s. Outstanding production quality, fantastic stories & insight, and a list of stars that's literally unparalleled, all contribute to an exceptional telling of the American dream. 9/13/17 Andrew C See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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