Ava DuVernayis bringing the story of five men who were wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit to a new audience.On Friday, Netflix released the first full-length trailer for theWrinkle in Timedirector’snew series,When They See Us. Based on a true story that gripped the country, the project was originally titledCentral Park Fiveand chronicles the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit.The new title aims to break the men free from that moniker.The trailer shares glimpses into the powerful story, including how the men decide to continue fighting the charges made against them given how the cards had been stacked against them.Atsushi Nishijima/NetflixAtsushi Nishijima/NetflixThe four-part limited series will focus on the five teenagers from Harlem: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise. Beginning in the spring of 1989, when the teenagers were first questioned about the assault and rape of white female jogger Trisha Meili, the series will span 25 years, highlighting theirexoneration in 2002and the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.Jovan Adepo (McCray) Justin Cunningham (Richardson), Chris Chalk (Salaam), Freddy Miyares (Santana), Jharrel Jerome (Wise) star in the series as the Central Park Five.Felicity Huffmanwill also play aprominent roleas prosecutor Linda Fairstein, who led the case against the five teenagers convicted of the brutal rape of a jogger in 1989. The role is her first sinceagreeing to plead guiltyin the high-profilecollege admissions cheating scandal.Additionally, the cast features John Leguizamo,Vera Farmiga,Niecy Nash,Joshua Jackson, Michael K. Williams, Blair Underwood, among others.Atsushi Nishijima/NetflixAlongside the release ofWhen They See Us, Participant Media — one of the production companies behind the new series — will be launching a social impact campaign alongside Color Of Change, Vera Institute of Justice, Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College, and The Opportunity Agenda, among other. The campaign will focus on the criminal justice reform movement.When They See Uspremieres May 31 on Netflix.
Ava DuVernayis bringing the story of five men who were wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit to a new audience.
On Friday, Netflix released the first full-length trailer for theWrinkle in Timedirector’snew series,When They See Us. Based on a true story that gripped the country, the project was originally titledCentral Park Fiveand chronicles the notorious case of five teenagers of color, labeled the Central Park Five, who were convicted of a rape they did not commit.
The new title aims to break the men free from that moniker.
The trailer shares glimpses into the powerful story, including how the men decide to continue fighting the charges made against them given how the cards had been stacked against them.
Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix
The four-part limited series will focus on the five teenagers from Harlem: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana and Korey Wise. Beginning in the spring of 1989, when the teenagers were first questioned about the assault and rape of white female jogger Trisha Meili, the series will span 25 years, highlighting theirexoneration in 2002and the settlement reached with the city of New York in 2014.
Jovan Adepo (McCray) Justin Cunningham (Richardson), Chris Chalk (Salaam), Freddy Miyares (Santana), Jharrel Jerome (Wise) star in the series as the Central Park Five.
Felicity Huffmanwill also play aprominent roleas prosecutor Linda Fairstein, who led the case against the five teenagers convicted of the brutal rape of a jogger in 1989. The role is her first sinceagreeing to plead guiltyin the high-profilecollege admissions cheating scandal.
Additionally, the cast features John Leguizamo,Vera Farmiga,Niecy Nash,Joshua Jackson, Michael K. Williams, Blair Underwood, among others.
Alongside the release ofWhen They See Us, Participant Media — one of the production companies behind the new series — will be launching a social impact campaign alongside Color Of Change, Vera Institute of Justice, Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John Jay College, and The Opportunity Agenda, among other. The campaign will focus on the criminal justice reform movement.
When They See Uspremieres May 31 on Netflix.
source: people.com
