{"id":130221,"date":"2019-03-01T10:57:49","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T15:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=130221"},"modified":"2019-11-01T20:41:20","modified_gmt":"2019-11-02T00:41:20","slug":"trailer-to-ava-duvernays-when-they-see-us-the-central-park-five-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/trailer-to-ava-duvernays-when-they-see-us-the-central-park-five-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Trailer To Ava DuVernay\u2019s WHEN THEY SEE US, the Central Park Five Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This morning Ava DuVernay revealed that her four-part Netflix series formerly known as Central Park Five<\/strong> will be called When They See Us<\/strong> and will be going global on the streamer on May 31.<\/p>\n

Based on a true story that gripped the country, When They See Us will chronicle the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit. The four part limited series will focus on the five teenagers from Harlem — Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise<\/strong>. Beginning in the spring of 1989, when the teenagers were first questioned about the incident, the series will span 25 years, highlighting their exoneration in 2002 and the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn 1989, five black and brown teen boys were wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit and branded The Central Park Five, a moniker that has followed them since that time. In 2019, our series gives the five men a platform to finally raise their voices and tell their full stories. In doing so, Korey, Antron, Raymond, Kevin and Yusef also tell the story of many young people of color unjustly ensnared in the criminal justice system. We wanted to reflect this perspective in our title, embracing the humanity of the men<\/strong>
\nand not their politicized moniker.\u201d<\/strong> – Ava DuVernay<\/p>\n

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When They See Us was created by Ava DuVernay, who also co-wrote and directed the four parts. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan King<\/strong> from Participant Media, Oprah Winfrey from Harpo Films, and Jane Rosenthal, Berry Welsh<\/strong> and Robert De Niro<\/strong> from Tribeca Productions will executive produce the limited series alongside DuVernay through her banner, Forward Movement. In addition to DuVernay, Attica Locke, Robin Swicord,<\/strong> and Michael Starrbury<\/strong> also serve as writers on the limited series.<\/p>\n

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The series stars Michael K. Williams, Vera Farmiga, John Leguizamo, Felicity Huffman, Niecy Nash, Blair Underwood, Christopher Jackson, Joshua Jackson, Omar J. Dorsey, Adepero Oduye, Famke Janssen, Aurora Perrineau, William Sadler, Jharrel Jerome, Jovan Adepo, Aunjanue Ellis, Kylie Bunbury, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Storm Reid, Chris Chalk, Freddy Miyares, Justin Cunningham, Ethan Herisse, Caleel Harris, Marquis Rodriguez<\/strong>, and Asante Blackk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n