After captivating audiences with season one of “BMF,” the dramatized retelling of how two Detroit brothers (Demetrius “Big Meech” and Terry “Southwest” Flenory) created one of America’s most notorious and influential crime families, Starz has given the real-life story the documentary treatment.
“The BMF Documentary: Blowing Money Fast” recalls the epic rise and fall of the infamous Black Mafia Family, aka the massive empire that rose from the streets of Detroit and formed one of the most notable drug-trafficking networks in the country. With stories from associates, insiders, Flenory family members, and celebrity figures, the eight-part docuseries covers the full arc of the Black Mafia Family’s story we have yet to hear straight from direct sources.
Leading up to “BMF”‘s second season, which stars Big Meech’s son, Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., as himself and premieres in January, Starz rolled out half-hour episodes of a documentary that walks viewers through the Flenory brothers’ early Detroit days, the Black Mafia Family’s rise in the early ’80s, peak in the late ’90s, downfall in 2006, and cultural influence 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 lends commentary throughout the documentary as he continues to serve his 30-year sentence at the Federal Detention Center in Sheridan, OR.
Meech and Terry were both arrested by the DEA in 2007 for the organization’s drug operations. Terry, who also received a 30-year sentence, was released on compassionate release 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 appeal for compassionate release and is expected to be released from prison on May 5, 2029, per the documentary.
So far, Starz’s “BMF” drama has only scraped the surface of the Black Mafia Family’s story, as season two is expected to dig into the beginning of the organization’s expansion to other cities, including Atlanta. But if you can’t wait for the dramatized series’s 2023 return, read ahead to find out all the revelations we’ve learned from “The BMF Documentary.”