Trailer Debut: Thirty years later,(Ava DuVernays) When
They See Us highlights one of the most shocking and catalyzing
instances of injustice in recent decades. On Netflix starting May
31, 2019.
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE
On
the night of April 19, 1989, a brutal rape occurred in Central
Park, setting off a chain of events that went on to capture
the nation's attention and forever alter the lives of five teens
who were wrongly accused of the crime. Thirty years later, When
They See Us highlights one of the most shocking and catalyzing
instances of injustice in recent decades. Academy AwardŽ Nominee
Ava DuVernay brings the full stories of Antron McCray, Yusef
Salaam, Raymond Santana, Jr., Kevin Richardson and Korey Wise
to life as they unfold over the four part limited series. When
They See Us will be released on Netflix on May
31.
When
They See Us | Official Trailer [HD] | Netflix
About
When They See Us:
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.
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.
When They See Us was created by Ava DuVernay, who also
co-wrote and directed the four parts. Jeff Skoll and Jonathan
King from Participant Media, Oprah Winfrey from Harpo Films,
and Jane Rosenthal, Berry Welsh and Robert De Niro from Tribeca
Productions executive produced the limited series alongside
DuVernay through her banner, Array FilmWorks. In addition to
DuVernay, Attica Locke, Robin Swicord, and Michael Starrbury
also served as writers on the limited series.
The series stars Emmy AwardŽ Nominee Michael K. Williams, Academy
AwardŽ Nominee Vera Farmiga, Emmy AwardŽ Winner John Leguizamo,
Academy AwardŽ Nominee and Emmy AwardŽ Winner Felicity Huffman,
Emmy AwardŽ Nominee Niecy Nash, Emmy AwardŽ Winner and two-time
Golden Globe Nominee Blair Underwood, Emmy AwardŽ and Grammy
AwardŽ Winner and Tony AwardŽ Nominee 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, Dascha
Polanco, Chris Chalk, Freddy Miyares, Justin Cunningham, Ethan
Herisse, Caleel Harris, Marquis Rodriguez, and Asante Blackk.
About the Social Impact Campaign:
Alongside the release of When They See Us, Participant
Media, in collaboration with Color Of Change, Vera Institute
of Justice, Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at John
Jay College, and The Opportunity Agenda, among others, will
launch a social impact campaign aimed at supporting the work
of the criminal justice reform movement. The campaign will focus
on shifting perceptions of Black and Brown youth in media coverage
and helping prosecutors with new approaches rooted in human
dignity and racial equity. The series debuts globally on Netflix
on May 31.