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- Ava DuVernay’s Netflix series, When They See Us, is based on the true story of the “Central Park Five.” Five boys were wrongfully accused and convicted of raping and beating a white woman in 1989. The men have since been exonerated of those crimes and are now in their mid-forties.
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- 1. Part One May 31, 2019
- In the spring of 1989, five boys of color are coerced into confessing to the attack of a woman.
- 2. Part Two May 31, 2019
- The boys' families and their lawyers prepare for a bitter legal battle against New York City.
- 3. Part Three May 31, 2019
- The boys struggle with the difficult reality of life behind bars; they return home as men.
May 30, 2019 · “When They See Us,” a four-part series premiering May 31 on Netflix directed by Ava DuVernay, is based on the lives of five men who were wrongfully convicted and sent to prison as teenagers...
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Sep 20, 2019 · Watch the true story of the Central Park Five unfold in Ava Duvernay's Netflix miniseries, 'When They See Us.' Here, we take a look back at the real Central Park Jogger case and where...
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Jun 13, 2019 · How have the key figures from the Central Park Five case changed since their wrongful conviction and exoneration in 1990? Find out the latest news and developments on the victim, the prosecutors, the detectives, and the activists.
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Based on the 1989 Central Park jogger case, the series follows the lives and families of the five Black and Latino male suspects who were falsely accused and convicted of rape and assault. The series received critical acclaim and won several awards, including an Emmy for Jharrel Jerome's performance.
May 31, 2019 · The Central Park Five is the basis for Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Netflix miniseries, When They See Us, which debuts May 31st. Here’s a timeline of the decades-long saga.
May 17, 2019 · In the four-part Netflix series When They See Us, the director acts as a conduit for the full narratives of five wrongly accused men by painfully peeling back the layers of a tale so often...