"The Central Park Five" is adapted from a true story that caused a sensation across America. This film tells the notorious wrongful conviction of five teenagers known as the "Central Park Five," who were wrongly convicted of rape. This four-episode limited series will focus on five teenagers from Harlem: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, and Korey Wise. The story begins in the spring of 1989, when these teenagers were first questioned about the rape incident. The entire story spans 25 years, culminating in their eventual exoneration in 2002, and a settlement agreement with New York City in 2014. The series is created by Ava DuVernay, who is also a co-writer and director of this four-part series. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King of Participant Media, Oprah Winfrey of Harpo Films, Jane Rosenthal, Berry Welsh, and Robert De Niro of Tribeca Productions will serve as executive producers alongside DuVernay under her Forward Movement banner. In addition to DuVernay, writers for this limited series include Attica Locke, Robin Swicord, and Mike Starr. The cast features Emmy-nominated Michael K. Williams, Oscar-nominated Vera Farmiga, Emmy-winner John Leguizamo, Oscar-nominated and Emmy-award winner Felicity Huffman, Emmy-nominated Nancy Nash, Emmy-winner and two-time Globe nominee Blair Underwood, Emmy and Grammy winner and Tony-nominee Christopher Jackson, Joshua Jackson, Omar J. Dorsey, Adepero Oduye, Famke Janssen, Aurora Perrineau, William Sadler, Jharrel Jerome, John Aida, Anjewnee Ellis, Kelly Bonbar, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Storm Reid, Chris Chalk, Freddy Miyares, Justin Cunningham, Ethan Hiris, Kiryell Harris, Marquis Rodriguez, and Asante Black.
Netflix Series
Colored glasses
actor： Ansa T. Black, Kariel Harris, Ethan Harris, Jarell Jerome, Marquise Rodriguez, Martha Stephanie Black, Kelly Banbury, Angenette Alice-Taylor, Vera Farmiga, Felicity Huffman, John Leguizamo, Nancy Nash, Michael Kenneth Williams, William Sadler, Susanna Douglas, Famke Janssen, Storm Reid, Lan Kalu, Alexandra Templer, Omar J. Dorsey, Chris Jackson, Joshua Jackson, Blair Underwood, Adepero Oduye, John...
director：Eva Dziok
-
type：Netflix Series
-
status：Completed
-
updated：2025-06-04
-
region：United States
-
year：2019
-
language：English
plot："When They See Us" is adapted from a true story that once caused a sensation acr...more
